Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Bradford 14 La. 281 1840 0 Louisiana
Lesassier v. Lesassier 15 La. 55 1840 0 Louisiana
Brumfield v. Cunningham 14 La. 264 1840 0 Louisiana
Saunders v. Turbeville 21 Tenn. 272 1840 0 Tennessee
Humphres v. Terrell 1 Ala. 650 1840 0 Alabama
Dawson v. Duplantier 15 La. 289 1840 0 Louisiana
Kemp v. Kemp 15 La. 517 1840 0 Louisiana
Anderson v. Lincoln 6 Miss. 279 1840 0 Mississippi
Chase v. Maberry 3 Del. 266 1840 0 Delaware
Potts ex rel. Potts v. Carls 3 Del. 86 1840 0 Delaware
Kemper's Heirs v. Hulick 16 La. 44 1840 0 Louisiana
Johnson v. Morgan, Allison & Co. 21 Tenn. 115 1840 0 Tennessee
Gaines v. McKinley 1 Ala. 446 1840 0 Alabama
Maloney v. Doane 15 La. 278 1840 0 Louisiana
Drake v. Collins 6 Miss. 253 1840 0 Mississippi
Stringfellow v. Mariott 1 Ala. 573 1840 0 Alabama
Clapp v. Mandeville 6 Miss. 197 1840 0 Mississippi
Perry v. Gill 21 Tenn. 218 1840 0 Tennessee
Hoy v. Couch 6 Miss. 188 1840 0 Mississippi
John Holt & Co. v. Kernodle 23 N.C. 199 1840 0 North Carolina