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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jones v. United States 5 D.C. 647 1840 0 United States
Corbin v. Emmerson 37 Va. 663 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Chase v. Lockerman 11 G. & J. 185 1840 0 Maryland
Bank of Mississippi v. Catlett's Executors 6 Miss. 175 1840 0 Mississippi
Rentfrow v. Shaw 5 Miss. 651 1840 0 Mississippi
Huston's Adm'r v. Cantril 38 Va. 136 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Perry v. Gill 21 Tenn. 218 1840 0 Tennessee
Grove v. Little 38 Va. 180 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Parham v. Randolph 5 Miss. 435 1840 0 Mississippi
Boon v. Rea 36 N.C. 71 1840 0 North Carolina
Blacknall v. Wyche 23 N.C. 94 1840 0 North Carolina
Plummer v. Baskerville 36 N.C. 252 1840 0 North Carolina
Hurdle v. Elliott 23 N.C. 174 1840 0 North Carolina
Newsom v. Roles 23 N.C. 179 1840 0 North Carolina
Burgin v. Burgin 23 N.C. 160 1840 0 North Carolina
McAlister v. Gilmore 36 N.C. 22 1840 0 North Carolina
Lewis v. Smith 23 N.C. 145 1840 0 North Carolina
Wilcox v. Wilcox 36 N.C. 36 1840 0 North Carolina
Buffalow v. Buffalow 37 N.C. 113 1840 0 North Carolina
Saunders v. Ferrill 23 N.C. 97 1840 0 North Carolina