Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hood v. M'Corkle 16 La. 240 1840 0 Murder, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Lambert v. Franchebois 16 La. 1 1840 0 Property, community property, seizure, sales, damages, debts Louisiana
Nabors v. Thomason 1 Ala. 590 1840 1 Alabama
Bozeman v. Gilbert 1 Ala. 90 1840 1 Alabama
Kirksey v. Bates 1 Ala. 303 1840 0 Action of replevison by a bond Alabama
Wilson v. Waples 3 Del. 270 1840 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
Fuqua v. Hunt 1 Ala. 197 1840 0 Detinue Alabama
Jones v. United States 5 D.C. 647 1840 0 Fraudulent Sale United States
Kinley v. Fitzpatrick 5 Miss. 59 1839 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Reed v. Brasher 9 Port. 438 1839 0 Conversion of a enslaved person Alabama
Marshall v. White 8 Port. 551 1839 0 Trover for a enslaved person Alabama
State v. Hawkins 8 Port. 461 1839 0 Indicment for Stealing an Enslaved Person Alabama
In re Ralph 1 Morris 1 1839 0 Iowa
Scales v. Swan 9 Port. 163 1839 0 Garnishment Alabama
Bettis v. Taylor 8 Port. 564 1839 0 Right of Property Alabama
Town of Colchester v. Town of Lyme 13 Conn. 274 1839 0 Recovery for freedom Connecticut
Smith v. Milman 2 Del. 497 1839 0 Issue of an enslaved individual owner since the birth of a first child was promised to another but the firstborn was stillborn Delaware
Brown v. Lipscomb 9 Port. 472 1839 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Smoot v. Fitzhugh 9 Port. 72 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Vick's Ex'or v. M'Daniel 4 Miss. 337 1839 0 Recovery for freedom Mississippi