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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wade v. Dick 36 N.C. 313 1840 0 North Carolina
Bob & Milly v. Nugent's Syndics 15 La. 63 1840 0 Louisiana
Nelson v. Lillard 16 La. 336 1840 0 Louisiana
Palmer v. Yarborough 36 N.C. 310 1840 0 North Carolina
State ex rel. Buckley v. Hampton 23 N.C. 318 1840 0 North Carolina
Lewis v. Owen 36 N.C. 290 1840 0 North Carolina
James Williamson & Co. v. Canaday 23 N.C. 113 1840 0 North Carolina
Bonner v. Latham 23 N.C. 271 1840 0 North Carolina
Wilson v. Waples 3 Del. 270 1840 0 Delaware
Commonwealth v. Pleasant 37 Va. 697 1840 0 General Ct. of VA
Anderson v. Thompson 38 Va. 439 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Kemper's Heirs v. Hulick 16 La. 44 1840 0 Louisiana
Overton v. Maben 37 Va. 609 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Griffin v. Pleasant 36 N.C. 152 1840 0 North Carolina
Graham v. Alexander 5 D.C. 663 1840 0 United States
Brosnaham v. Turner 16 La. 433 1840 0 Louisiana
Prather v. Prather 11 G. & J. 110 1840 0 Maryland
Huston's Adm'r v. Cantril 38 Va. 136 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. United States 5 D.C. 647 1840 0 United States
Bird v. Graham 36 N.C. 196 1840 0 North Carolina