Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Williams v. Duer 14 La. 523 1840 0 Louisiana
Ball's Administratrix v. Ball 15 La. 173 1840 1 Louisiana
Sherrill v. Harrell 36 N.C. 194 1840 0 North Carolina
State v. Plunket 23 N.C. 115 1840 0 North Carolina
Garrott v. Johnson 11 G. & J. 173 1840 0 Maryland
John Holt & Co. v. Kernodle 23 N.C. 199 1840 0 North Carolina
Lee v. Pindle 11 G. & J. 362 1840 0 Maryland
Lightfoot v. Doe, on the Demise of the Heirs of Lewis 1 Ala. 475 1840 1 Alabama
Ross v. Vertner 6 Miss. 305 1840 0 Mississippi
Guthrie v. Owen 21 Tenn. 202 1840 0 Tennessee
Brock v. Luckett's Executors 5 Miss. 459 1840 0 Mississippi
Harris, Wright & Co. v. Halliday 5 Miss. 338 1840 0 Mississippi
Wanzer v. Barker 5 Miss. 363 1840 0 Mississippi
Minor v. Lancashire 5 Miss. 347 1840 0 Mississippi
Coleman v. Pinkard 21 Tenn. 185 1840 0 Tennessee
Nabors v. Thomason 1 Ala. 590 1840 1 Alabama
Jobe v. O'Brien 21 Tenn. 34 1840 0 Tennessee
M'Intosh v. Ladd 20 Tenn. 459 1840 0 Tennessee
Rogers v. Winton 21 Tenn. 178 1840 0 Tennessee
Ferriday v. Selser 5 Miss. 506 1840 0 Mississippi