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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Kirksey v. Bates 1 Ala. 303 1840 0 Alabama
Callender v. McCreary 5 Miss. 356 1840 0 Mississippi
Douthitt's Administrator v. Douthitt 1 Ala. 594 1840 0 Alabama
White v. Green 36 N.C. 45 1840 0 North Carolina
Walker v. Bradley 2 Ark. 578 1840 0 Arkansas
Weir's Will 39 Ky. 434 1840 0 Kentucky
Parham v. Randolph 5 Miss. 435 1840 0 Mississippi
Robertson v. Stevens 36 N.C. 247 1840 0 North Carolina
John v. State 1 Ala. 95 1840 0 Alabama
White v. Pettijohn 23 N.C. 52 1840 0 North Carolina
Griffin v. Pleasant 36 N.C. 152 1840 0 North Carolina
Woodfolk v. Sweeper 21 Tenn. 88 1840 0 Tennessee
Buffalow v. Buffalow 37 N.C. 113 1840 0 North Carolina
Palmer v. Yarborough 36 N.C. 310 1840 0 North Carolina
Davis v. Cain's Ex'or 36 N.C. 304 1840 0 North Carolina
Saunders v. Ferrill 23 N.C. 97 1840 0 North Carolina
Watkinson v. Black 14 La. 351 1840 0 Louisiana
Keaton's Distributees v. Campbell 21 Tenn. 224 1840 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Duer 14 La. 523 1840 0 Louisiana
Graham v. Torrance 36 N.C. 210 1840 0 North Carolina