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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Goodman v. Floyd 21 Tenn. 59 1840 0 Tennessee
M'Donough v. Childress 15 La. 556 1840 0 Louisiana
Baldwin v. Marshall 21 Tenn. 116 1840 0 Tennessee
Burgin v. Burgin 23 N.C. 160 1840 0 North Carolina
Ball's Administratrix v. Ball 15 La. 173 1840 1 Louisiana
Newsom v. Roles 23 N.C. 179 1840 0 North Carolina
United States v. The Catharine 25 F. Cas. 332 1840 0 Criminal Circuit Court, D. New York
McDonald v. McLeod 36 N.C. 221 1840 0 North Carolina
Smithwick v. Biggs 23 N.C. 281 1840 0 North Carolina
Griffin v. Pleasant 36 N.C. 152 1840 0 North Carolina
Jobe v. O'Brien 21 Tenn. 34 1840 0 Tennessee
M'Intosh v. Ladd 20 Tenn. 459 1840 0 Tennessee
Coleman v. Pinkard 21 Tenn. 185 1840 0 Tennessee
Prather v. Prather 11 G. & J. 110 1840 0 Maryland
Keaton's Distributees v. Campbell 21 Tenn. 224 1840 0 Tennessee
Wilkins v. Gilmore 21 Tenn. 140 1840 0 Tennessee
Rogers v. Winton 21 Tenn. 178 1840 0 Tennessee
Guthrie v. Owen 21 Tenn. 202 1840 0 Tennessee
Underwood's Case 21 Tenn. 46 1840 0 Tennessee
Dashiell v. Lesassier 15 La. 101 1840 0 Louisiana