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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jarnagin v. Conway 21 Tenn. 50 1840 0 Tennessee
Prather v. Prather 11 G. & J. 110 1840 0 Maryland
Fuqua v. Hunt 1 Ala. 197 1840 0 Alabama
Sutton v. Craddock 36 N.C. 134 1840 0 North Carolina
McRea v. Walker 5 Miss. 455 1840 0 Mississippi
Potts ex rel. Potts v. Carls 3 Del. 86 1840 0 Delaware
Chase v. Maberry 3 Del. 266 1840 0 Delaware
Wilson v. Waples 3 Del. 270 1840 0 Delaware
Jones v. United States 5 D.C. 647 1840 0 United States
Perry v. Gill 21 Tenn. 218 1840 0 Tennessee
Lambert v. Franchebois 16 La. 1 1840 0 Louisiana
Parham v. Randolph 5 Miss. 435 1840 0 Mississippi
Thigpen v. Horne 36 N.C. 20 1840 0 North Carolina
Williams v. Maitland 36 N.C. 92 1840 0 North Carolina
Garrott v. Johnson 11 G. & J. 173 1840 0 Maryland
Lesassier v. Lesassier 15 La. 55 1840 0 Louisiana
John Holt & Co. v. Kernodle 23 N.C. 199 1840 0 North Carolina
McKinder v. Littlejohn 23 N.C. 66 1840 0 North Carolina
United States v. The Catharine 25 F. Cas. 332 1840 0 Criminal Circuit Court, D. New York
Le Blanc v. His Creditors 16 La. 120 1840 0 Louisiana