Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
James Williamson & Co. v. Canaday 23 N.C. 113 1840 0 North Carolina
Williams v. Duer 14 La. 523 1840 0 Louisiana
Prather v. Prather 11 G. & J. 110 1840 0 Maryland
Hurdle v. Elliott 23 N.C. 174 1840 0 North Carolina
Blacknall v. Wyche 23 N.C. 94 1840 0 North Carolina
Wilkins v. Gilmore 21 Tenn. 140 1840 0 Tennessee
Jarnagin v. Conway 21 Tenn. 50 1840 0 Tennessee
Watkinson v. Black 14 La. 351 1840 0 Louisiana
Rogers v. Winton 21 Tenn. 178 1840 0 Tennessee
Boon v. Rea 36 N.C. 71 1840 0 North Carolina
Bob & Milly v. Nugent's Syndics 15 La. 63 1840 0 Louisiana
Nelson v. Lillard 16 La. 336 1840 0 Louisiana
Ball's Administratrix v. Ball 15 La. 173 1840 1 Louisiana
Graham v. Torrance 36 N.C. 210 1840 0 North Carolina
Guthrie v. Owen 21 Tenn. 202 1840 0 Tennessee
Gunter v. Thomas 36 N.C. 199 1840 0 North Carolina
Smith v. Munroe 23 N.C. 345 1840 0 North Carolina
Robertson v. Stevens 36 N.C. 247 1840 0 North Carolina
Anderson v. Felton 36 N.C. 55 1840 0 North Carolina
Palmer v. Yarborough 36 N.C. 310 1840 0 North Carolina