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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Beverly v. Williams 20 N.C. 236 1839 0 North Carolina
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Jobe v. O'Brien 21 Tenn. 34 1840 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Munroe 23 N.C. 345 1840 0 North Carolina
M'Intosh v. Ladd 20 Tenn. 459 1840 0 Tennessee
Coleman v. Pinkard 21 Tenn. 185 1840 0 Tennessee
Newsom v. Roles 23 N.C. 179 1840 0 North Carolina
Burgin v. Burgin 23 N.C. 160 1840 0 North Carolina
Robertson v. Stevens 36 N.C. 247 1840 0 North Carolina
Taylor ex rel. Bogue v. Williams 23 N.C. 249 1840 0 North Carolina
Sewall v. Glidden 1 Ala. 52 1840 0 Alabama
Sherrill v. Harrell 36 N.C. 194 1840 0 North Carolina
Palmer v. Yarborough 36 N.C. 310 1840 0 North Carolina
McKinder v. Littlejohn 23 N.C. 66 1840 0 North Carolina
Wilkins v. Gilmore 21 Tenn. 140 1840 0 Tennessee
Keaton's Distributees v. Campbell 21 Tenn. 224 1840 0 Tennessee
McAlister v. Gilmore 36 N.C. 22 1840 0 North Carolina
Segur v. Pellerin 16 La. 63 1840 0 Louisiana
Mahle v. Terry 16 La. 248 1840 0 Louisiana