Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Shangle v. Runk 17 N.J.L. 372 1840 New Jersey
Woodward v. Dashiell 15 La. 184 1840 0 Louisiana
Governor ex rel. Simmons v. Hancock 2 Ala. 728 1841 0 Alabama
Weatherford v. James 2 Ala. 170 1841 0 Alabama
Nash v. Benedict 25 Wend. 644 1841 0 SC of Judicature of New York
Poydras v. Taylor 17 La. 12 1841 1 Louisiana
Hooper v. Hyams 1 Rob. 90 1841 0 Louisiana
Hill v. Bishop 2 Ala. 320 1841 1 Alabama
Jacocks v. Mullen 24 N.C. 162 1841 0 North Carolina
Jones v. Paschall 36 N.C. 430 1841 0 North Carolina
Lopez v. Bergel 17 La. 257 1841 1 Louisiana
Spivey v. Spivey 37 N.C. 100 1841 0 North Carolina
Selby v. Bass 19 La. 499 1841 1 Louisiana
Webb v. Griffith 36 N.C. 446 1841 0 North Carolina
Cole v. Penticost Robinson's Ex'rs 23 N.C. 541 1841 0 North Carolina
Stewart v. Barcroft 23 F. Cas. 53 1841 0 United States
M'Cabe v. Gentes 18 La. 31 1841 0 Louisiana
Fortescue v. Satterthwaite 23 N.C. 566 1841 0 North Carolina
Cobb v. Fogalman 23 N.C. 440 1841 0 North Carolina
Pharr v. Bachelor 3 Ala. 237 1841 1 Alabama