Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bensell v. Chancellor 5 Whart. 371 1840 1 Pennsylvania
Lee v. Parker 5 Whart. 342 1840 1 Pennsylvania
Moore v. Lyons 25 Wend. 118 1840 1 New York
Berrien v. McLane 1 Hoff. Ch. 421 1840 1 New York
Alder v. Beall 11 G. & J. 123 1840 1 Maryland
Harkins v. Forsyth 38 Va. 294 1840 1 Virginia
Hughes v. Caldwell 38 Va. 342 1840 1 Virginia
Janney v. Barnes 38 Va. 100 1840 1 Virginia
Nesbit v. Manro ex rel. Warfield 11 G. & J. 261 1840 1 Maryland
United States v. The Catharine 25 F. Cas. 332 1840 0 Criminal Circuit Court, D. New York
Kemper's Heirs v. Hulick 16 La. 44 1840 0 Louisiana
Watkinson v. Black 14 La. 351 1840 0 Louisiana
Palmer v. Yarborough 36 N.C. 310 1840 0 North Carolina
Lee v. Pindle 11 G. & J. 362 1840 0 Maryland
Smith v. Munroe 23 N.C. 345 1840 0 North Carolina
Boon v. Rea 36 N.C. 71 1840 0 North Carolina
White v. Pettijohn 23 N.C. 52 1840 0 North Carolina
Filhiol's Heirs v. Hempkin 16 La. 326 1840 0 Louisiana
Neibert's Administrators v. Withers 1 Miss. (S. & M. Ch.) 599 1840 1 Mississippi
Jones v. United States 5 D.C. 647 1840 0 United States