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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dawson v. Dawson's Ex'or 37 Va. 602 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Corbin v. Emmerson 37 Va. 663 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ferriday v. Selser 5 Miss. 506 1840 0 Mississippi
Moody v. Walker 3 Ark. 147 1840 0 Arkansas
Woodward v. Dashiell 15 La. 184 1840 0 Louisiana
Simpson v. King 36 N.C. 11 1840 0 North Carolina
Hardie v. Cotton 36 N.C. 61 1840 0 North Carolina
Piercy v. Piercey 36 N.C. 214 1840 0 North Carolina
Walker v. Bradley 2 Ark. 578 1840 0 Arkansas
Rentfrow v. Shaw 5 Miss. 651 1840 0 Mississippi
Maurin v. Dashiell 14 La. 471 1840 0 Louisiana
Lesassier v. Dashiell 14 La. 467 1840 0 Louisiana
Adams v. His Creditors 14 La. 454 1840 0 Louisiana
Kent v. Allbritain 5 Miss. 317 1840 0 Mississippi
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
Dunbar's Ex'ors v. Woodcock's Ex'or 37 Va. 628 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Burton's Heirs v. Burton 14 La. 352 1840 0 Louisiana
Bozeman v. Gilbert 1 Ala. 90 1840 1 Alabama