Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Guthrie v. Owen 21 Tenn. 202 1840 0 Tennessee
James Williamson & Co. v. Canaday 23 N.C. 113 1840 0 North Carolina
Plummer v. Baskerville 36 N.C. 252 1840 0 North Carolina
M'Intosh v. Ladd 20 Tenn. 459 1840 0 Tennessee
Jobe v. O'Brien 21 Tenn. 34 1840 0 Tennessee
McAlister v. Gilmore 36 N.C. 22 1840 0 North Carolina
Jarnagin v. Conway 21 Tenn. 50 1840 0 Tennessee
Newsom v. Roles 23 N.C. 179 1840 0 North Carolina
Rogers v. Winton 21 Tenn. 178 1840 0 Tennessee
Shaw v. McFarlane 23 N.C. 216 1840 1 North Carolina
John Holt & Co. v. Kernodle 23 N.C. 199 1840 0 North Carolina
Hurdle v. Elliott 23 N.C. 174 1840 0 North Carolina
Garrott v. Johnson 11 G. & J. 173 1840 0 Maryland
Woodfolk v. Sweeper 21 Tenn. 88 1840 0 Tennessee
Jones v. United States 5 D.C. 647 1840 0 United States
John v. State 1 Ala. 95 1840 0 Alabama
Buffalow v. Buffalow 37 N.C. 113 1840 0 North Carolina
Robertson v. Stevens 36 N.C. 247 1840 0 North Carolina
Smith v. Munroe 23 N.C. 345 1840 0 North Carolina
Williams v. Duer 14 La. 523 1840 0 Louisiana