Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Perry v. Gill 21 Tenn. 218 1840 0 Tennessee
Morton v. Perry 42 Mass. 446 1840 1 Massachusetts
Shrew v. Jones 22 F. Cas. 40 1840 1 United States
Gilbreath v. Alban 10 Ohio 64 1840 1 Ohio
Doe ex dem Duval's heirs v. McLoskey 1 Ala. 708 1840 1 Alabama
Peck v. Bullard 21 Tenn. 41 1840 1 Tennessee
Stone v. Hinton 36 N.C. 15 1840 0 North Carolina
Simmons' Lessee v. Hendrickson 3 Del. 103 1840 1 Delaware
Saunders v. Turbeville 21 Tenn. 272 1840 0 Tennessee
Lambert v. Franchebois 16 La. 1 1840 0 Louisiana
Fairfax's Adm'r v. Lewis 38 Va. 233 1840 1 Virginia
Segur v. Pellerin 16 La. 63 1840 0 Louisiana
Williams v. Maitland 36 N.C. 92 1840 0 North Carolina
Sutton v. Craddock 36 N.C. 134 1840 0 North Carolina
Mathis v. Mathis 18 N.J.L. 59 1840 1 New Jersey
Lesassier v. Lesassier 15 La. 55 1840 0 Louisiana
Patterson v. Denton 1 Miss. (S. & M. Ch.) 592 1840 1 Mississippi
Le Blanc v. His Creditors 16 La. 120 1840 0 Louisiana
State v. Jarrott 23 N.C. 76 1840 0 North Carolina
Chase v. Maberry 3 Del. 266 1840 0 Delaware