Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ash v. Williams 2 F. Cas. 7 1840 1 United States
Moore v. Lyons 25 Wend. 118 1840 1 New York
Lee v. Parker 5 Whart. 342 1840 1 Pennsylvania
York Bank v. Appleton 17 Me. 55 1840 1 Maine
Hughes v. Caldwell 38 Va. 342 1840 1 Virginia
Harkins v. Forsyth 38 Va. 294 1840 1 Virginia
Nesbit v. Manro ex rel. Warfield 11 G. & J. 261 1840 1 Maryland
Segar v. Edwards 38 Va. 213 1840 1 Virginia
Bensell v. Chancellor 5 Whart. 371 1840 1 Pennsylvania
Janney v. Barnes 38 Va. 100 1840 1 Virginia
Alder v. Beall 11 G. & J. 123 1840 1 Maryland
Shrew v. Jones 22 F. Cas. 40 1840 1 United States
Mathis v. Mathis 18 N.J.L. 59 1840 1 New Jersey
Patterson v. Denton 1 Miss. (S. & M. Ch.) 592 1840 1 Mississippi
Gilbreath v. Alban 10 Ohio 64 1840 1 Ohio
New-Orleans Gas Light & Banking Co. v. Dudley 8 Paige Ch. 452 1840 1 New York
Morton v. Perry 42 Mass. 446 1840 1 Massachusetts
Magruder v. Peter 11 G. & J. 217 1840 1 Maryland
Hosack's Executors v. Rogers 25 Wend. 313 1840 1 New York
Peck v. Bullard 21 Tenn. 41 1840 1 Tennessee