Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Carmille v. Administrator of Carmille 27 S.C.L. 454 1842 1 South Carolina
Pomeroy v. Manin 19 F. Cas. 959 1842 1 United States
Sorrells v. Sorrells 4 Ark. 296 1842 1 Arkansas
Cummings v. Vorce 3 Hill & Den. 282 1842 1 New York
State ex rel. Wardens of the Poor of Beaufort County v. Gerard 37 N.C. 210 1842 1 North Carolina
Young v. Bennett 5 Ill. 43 1842 1 Illinois
Barnard v. Erwin 2 Rob. 407 1842 1 Louisiana
Taylor v. Whittemore 2 Rob. 99 1842 1 Louisiana
Merchants’ Bank of New Orleans v. Peters 2 Rob. 214 1842 1 Louisiana
Bryan v. Lofftus's Adm'rs 40 Va. 12 1842 1 Virginia
Dalzell v. Crawford 1 Parsons 37 1842 1 Pennsylvania
Dix v. Van Wyck 2 Hill & Den. 522 1842 1 New York
Kimbrough v. Benton 22 Tenn. 110 1842 1 Tennessee
Florance v. Orleans Navigation Co. 1 Rob. 224 1842 1 Louisiana
Leshey v. Gardner 3 Watts & Serg. 314 1842 1 Pennsylvania
Miller v. Moore 22 Tenn. 189 1842 1 Tennessee
Adams v. Jackson 4 Watts & Serg. 55 1842 1 Pennsylvania
Dezell v. Odell 3 Hill & Den. 215 1842 1 New York
May v. Boisseau 39 Va. 512 1842 1 Virginia
Sawyer v. City of Alton 4 Ill. 127 1841 1 Illinois