Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
John Holt & Co. v. Kernodle 23 N.C. 199 1840 0 North Carolina
Proctor v. Ferebee 36 N.C. 143 1840 1 North Carolina
State v. Chamblyss 25 S.C.L. 220 1840 1 South Carolina
Loomis v. Bedel 11 N.H. 74 1840 1 New Hampshire
Foote v. Burnet 10 Ohio 317 1840 1 Ohio
Burchard v. Wright 38 Va. 463 1840 1 Virginia
Piatt v. Oliver 19 F. Cas. 550 1840 1 United States
Harvey v. Skillman's Executor 22 Wend. 571 1840 1 New York
Berrien v. McLane 1 Hoff. Ch. 421 1840 1 New York
Lee v. Parker 5 Whart. 342 1840 1 Pennsylvania
Segar v. Edwards 38 Va. 213 1840 1 Virginia
Hughes v. Caldwell 38 Va. 342 1840 1 Virginia
Moore v. Lyons 25 Wend. 118 1840 1 New York
Nesbit v. Manro ex rel. Warfield 11 G. & J. 261 1840 1 Maryland
Janney v. Barnes 38 Va. 100 1840 1 Virginia
Harkins v. Forsyth 38 Va. 294 1840 1 Virginia
Alder v. Beall 11 G. & J. 123 1840 1 Maryland
Bensell v. Chancellor 5 Whart. 371 1840 1 Pennsylvania
Coleman v. Pinkard 21 Tenn. 185 1840 0 Tennessee
Harrod v. Voorhies' Administratrix 16 La. 254 1840 0 Louisiana