Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Tunstall v. Pollard's Adm'r 38 Va. 1 1840 1 Virginia
York Bank v. Appleton 17 Me. 55 1840 1 Maine
Walker v. Bradley 2 Ark. 578 1840 0 Arkansas
Shangle v. Runk 17 N.J.L. 372 1840 New Jersey
Ash v. Williams 2 F. Cas. 7 1840 1 United States
Kemp v. Kemp 15 La. 517 1840 0 Louisiana
Dawson v. Duplantier 15 La. 289 1840 0 Louisiana
Beard v. White 1 Ala. 436 1840 1 Alabama
Cuny v. Robert 16 La. 175 1840 0 Louisiana
Fulton's v. Gorton's Executor 16 La. 320 1840 0 Louisiana
Anderson v. Lincoln 6 Miss. 279 1840 0 Mississippi
Drake v. Collins 6 Miss. 253 1840 0 Mississippi
Clapp v. Mandeville 6 Miss. 197 1840 0 Mississippi
Hoy v. Couch 6 Miss. 188 1840 0 Mississippi
Edgerton v. McRea 6 Miss. 183 1840 0 Mississippi
Bank of Mississippi v. Catlett's Executors 6 Miss. 175 1840 0 Mississippi
Wade v. Dick 36 N.C. 313 1840 0 North Carolina
Hardie v. Cotton 36 N.C. 61 1840 0 North Carolina
Piercy v. Piercey 36 N.C. 214 1840 0 North Carolina
Simpson v. King 36 N.C. 11 1840 0 North Carolina