Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Parham v. Randolph 5 Miss. 435 1840 0 Mississippi
Callender v. McCreary 5 Miss. 356 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
Mims v. Parker 1 Ala. 421 1840 0 Alabama
Hoy v. Couch 6 Miss. 188 1840 0 Mississippi
Nesbit v. Manro ex rel. Warfield 11 G. & J. 261 1840 1 Maryland
Beard v. White 1 Ala. 436 1840 1 Alabama
Alder v. Beall 11 G. & J. 123 1840 1 Maryland
Berrien v. McLane 1 Hoff. Ch. 421 1840 1 New York
Lee v. Parker 5 Whart. 342 1840 1 Pennsylvania
Ash v. Williams 2 F. Cas. 7 1840 1 United States
Bensell v. Chancellor 5 Whart. 371 1840 1 Pennsylvania
Harkins v. Forsyth 38 Va. 294 1840 1 Virginia
Segar v. Edwards 38 Va. 213 1840 1 Virginia
Janney v. Barnes 38 Va. 100 1840 1 Virginia
Moore v. Lyons 25 Wend. 118 1840 1 New York
York Bank v. Appleton 17 Me. 55 1840 1 Maine
Hughes v. Caldwell 38 Va. 342 1840 1 Virginia
Patterson v. Denton 1 Miss. (S. & M. Ch.) 592 1840 1 Mississippi