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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Poindexter v. Blackburn 36 N.C. 286 1840 0 North Carolina
Davis v. Cain's Ex'or 36 N.C. 304 1840 0 North Carolina
Graham v. Torrance 36 N.C. 210 1840 0 North Carolina
Keaton's Distributees v. Campbell 21 Tenn. 224 1840 0 Tennessee
Harriss v. Mabry 23 N.C. 240 1840 0 North Carolina
Gunter v. Thomas 36 N.C. 199 1840 0 North Carolina
McKinder v. Littlejohn 23 N.C. 66 1840 0 North Carolina
Armor v. Huie 14 La. 346 1840 0 Louisiana
Sherrill v. Harrell 36 N.C. 194 1840 0 North Carolina
Taylor ex rel. Bogue v. Williams 23 N.C. 249 1840 0 North Carolina
Williams v. Duer 14 La. 523 1840 0 Louisiana
Griffin v. Pleasant 36 N.C. 152 1840 0 North Carolina
Wilkins v. Gilmore 21 Tenn. 140 1840 0 Tennessee
Underwood's Case 21 Tenn. 46 1840 0 Tennessee
Filhiol's Heirs v. Hempkin 16 La. 326 1840 0 Louisiana
Brosnaham v. Turner 16 La. 433 1840 0 Louisiana
Saunders v. Turbeville 21 Tenn. 272 1840 0 Tennessee
Kirksey v. Bates 1 Ala. 303 1840 0 Alabama
Cook's Heirs v. Bay 5 Miss. 485 1840 0 Mississippi
Fuqua v. Hunt 1 Ala. 197 1840 0 Alabama