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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Fisher v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 673 1840 0 General Ct. of VA
Phillips v. Governor 2 Ark. 382 1840 0 Arkansas
Brumfield v. Cunningham 14 La. 264 1840 0 Louisiana
Smith v. Bradford 14 La. 281 1840 0 Louisiana
Neibert's Administrators v. Withers 1 Miss. (S. & M. Ch.) 599 1840 1 Mississippi
Charlton v. Gardner 38 Va. 281 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Pleasant 37 Va. 697 1840 0 General Ct. of VA
Anderson v. Thompson 38 Va. 439 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Bank of the United States v. Patton 6 Miss. 200 1840 0 Mississippi
Jenkins v. Cockerham 23 N.C. 309 1840 1 North Carolina
Smith v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 695 1840 0 General Ct. of VA
Drake v. Collins 6 Miss. 253 1840 0 Mississippi
State v. Stalcup 23 N.C. 30 1840 1 North Carolina
Walker v. Bradley 2 Ark. 578 1840 0 Arkansas
Anderson v. Lincoln 6 Miss. 279 1840 0 Mississippi
White v. Green 36 N.C. 45 1840 0 North Carolina
Huston's Adm'r v. Cantril 38 Va. 136 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Black v. Oliver 1 Ala. 449 1840 0 Alabama
Douthitt's Administrator v. Douthitt 1 Ala. 594 1840 0 Alabama
Glidewell v. Hite 6 Miss. 110 1840 0 Mississippi