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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Guthrie v. Owen 21 Tenn. 202 1840 0 Tennessee
Anderson v. Lincoln 6 Miss. 279 1840 0 Mississippi
Harriss v. Mabry 23 N.C. 240 1840 0 North Carolina
Bell v. Greenfield 5 D.C. 669 1840 0 United States
Grove v. Little 38 Va. 180 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Maloney v. Doane 15 La. 278 1840 0 Louisiana
Graham v. Alexander 5 D.C. 663 1840 0 United States
Walton v. Erwin 36 N.C. 136 1840 1 North Carolina
M'Intosh v. Ladd 20 Tenn. 459 1840 0 Tennessee
Ash v. Williams 5 D.C. 674 1840 0 United States
Gaines v. McKinley 1 Ala. 446 1840 0 Alabama
Edgerton v. McRea 6 Miss. 183 1840 0 Mississippi
Bob & Milly v. Nugent's Syndics 15 La. 63 1840 0 Louisiana
Glidewell v. Hite 6 Miss. 110 1840 0 Mississippi
State v. Judge of the Parish Court 15 La. 531 1840 0 Louisiana
Bank of Mississippi v. Catlett's Executors 6 Miss. 175 1840 0 Mississippi
Campbell v. Street 23 N.C. 109 1840 0 North Carolina
Tillman v. Sinclair 23 N.C. 183 1840 0 North Carolina
Kent v. Allbritain 5 Miss. 317 1840 0 Mississippi
Gregory v. Beasley 36 N.C. 25 1840 0 North Carolina