Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Walton v. Erwin 36 N.C. 136 1840 1 North Carolina
Ex parte Jones 1 Ala. 15 1840 0 Alabama
Ross v. Vertner 6 Miss. 305 1840 0 Mississippi
Ball's Administratrix v. Ball 15 La. 173 1840 1 Louisiana
Keaton's Distributees v. Campbell 21 Tenn. 224 1840 0 Tennessee
Hardin v. Borders 23 N.C. 143 1840 0 North Carolina
Jones v. United States 5 D.C. 647 1840 0 United States
State v. Plunket 23 N.C. 115 1840 0 North Carolina
Warnick v. Michael 11 G. & J. 153 1840 0 Maryland
Williams v. Duer 14 La. 531 1840 0 Louisiana
Collings v. Hamilton 14 La. 343 1840 0 Louisiana
Nelson v. Lillard 16 La. 336 1840 0 Louisiana
Barrett v. Walker 14 La. 303 1840 0 Louisiana
Poindexter v. Blackburn 36 N.C. 286 1840 0 North Carolina
M'Casken v. Smith 16 La. 32 1840 0 Louisiana
Nelson v. Botts 16 La. 596 1840 0 Louisiana
Brander v. Bowmar 16 La. 370 1840 0 Louisiana
Taylor v. Andrus 16 La. 15 1840 0 Louisiana
Clark v. Glover 14 La. 266 1840 0 Louisiana
Lee v. Pindle 11 G. & J. 362 1840 0 Maryland