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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Tompkins v. Benjamin 16 La. 197 1840 0 Louisiana
Gordon v. Nelson 16 La. 321 1840 0 Louisiana
Brander v. Bowmar 16 La. 370 1840 0 Louisiana
Nelson v. Botts 16 La. 596 1840 0 Louisiana
M'Casken v. Smith 16 La. 32 1840 0 Louisiana
Taylor v. Andrus 16 La. 15 1840 0 Louisiana
Lesassier v. Dashiell 14 La. 467 1840 0 Louisiana
Adams v. His Creditors 14 La. 454 1840 0 Louisiana
Kerries v. Botts 14 La. 432 1840 0 Louisiana
Barnett v. Macoin 14 La. 428 1840 0 Louisiana
Zeringue v. Rixner 14 La. 385 1840 0 Louisiana
Chase v. Maberry 3 Del. 266 1840 0 Delaware
Potts ex rel. Potts v. Carls 3 Del. 86 1840 0 Delaware
Burton's Heirs v. Burton 14 La. 352 1840 0 Louisiana
Dunbar v. Thomas 14 La. 332 1840 0 Louisiana
Cook's Heirs v. Bay 5 Miss. 485 1840 0 Mississippi
McRea v. Walker 5 Miss. 455 1840 0 Mississippi
Parham v. Randolph 5 Miss. 435 1840 0 Mississippi
Callender v. McCreary 5 Miss. 356 1840 0 Mississippi
Brumfield v. Cunningham 14 La. 264 1840 0 Louisiana