Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lewis v. Smith 23 N.C. 145 1840 0 North Carolina
Fisher v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 673 1840 0 General Ct. of VA
Filhiol's Heirs v. Hempkin 16 La. 326 1840 0 Louisiana
Poindexter v. Blackburn 36 N.C. 286 1840 0 North Carolina
Bell v. Greenfield 5 D.C. 669 1840 0 United States
Garrott v. Johnson 11 G. & J. 173 1840 0 Maryland
Burgin v. Burgin 23 N.C. 160 1840 0 North Carolina
Charlton v. Gardner 38 Va. 281 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Tillman v. Sinclair 23 N.C. 183 1840 0 North Carolina
Campbell v. Street 23 N.C. 109 1840 0 North Carolina
Wanzer v. Barker 5 Miss. 363 1840 0 Mississippi
Williams v. Duer 14 La. 523 1840 0 Louisiana
White v. Green 36 N.C. 45 1840 0 North Carolina
Force v. Haines 17 N.J.L. 385 1840 New Jersey
Gaines v. McKinley 1 Ala. 446 1840 0 Alabama
Hurdle v. Elliott 23 N.C. 174 1840 0 North Carolina
Stone v. Hinton 36 N.C. 15 1840 0 North Carolina
Johnson v. Morgan, Allison & Co. 21 Tenn. 115 1840 0 Tennessee
Stringfellow v. Mariott 1 Ala. 573 1840 0 Alabama
McDonald v. McLeod 36 N.C. 221 1840 0 North Carolina