Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dorsey v. Merritt 7 Miss. 390 1842 1 Mississippi
Sorrells v. Sorrells 4 Ark. 296 1842 1 Arkansas
Lyon v. Leavitt 3 Ala. 430 1842 1 Alabama
Goode v. Mayson's Administrators 7 Miss. 543 1842 1 Mississippi
Middleton v. Thompson 28 S.C.L. 67 1842 1 South Carolina
Amis v. Smith 41 U.S. 303 1842 1 United States
Carleton v. Osgood 7 Miss. 285 1842 1 Mississippi
State v. Gallimon 24 N.C. 372 1842 1 North Carolina
Middleton v. Pritchard 4 Ill. 510 1842 1 Illinois
Parish v. Gear 1 Pin. 261 1842 1 Wisconsin
Rand v. Hubbard 45 Mass. 252 1842 1 Massachusetts
May v. Boisseau 39 Va. 512 1842 1 Virginia
Barnard v. Erwin 2 Rob. 407 1842 1 Louisiana
Succession of Henderson 2 Rob. 391 1842 1 Louisiana
Rivas v. Hunstock 2 Rob. 187 1842 1 Louisiana
Nicks' Heirs v. Rector 4 Ark. 251 1842 1 Arkansas
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund v. Walker 7 Miss. 143 1842 1 Mississippi
Allen v. Roundtree 28 S.C.L. 80 1842 1 South Carolina
Manadue v. Kitchen 3 Rob. 261 1842 1 Louisiana
Page v. Booth 40 Va. 161 1842 1 Virginia