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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Adams v. His Creditors 14 La. 454 1840 0 Louisiana
Smith v. Bradford 14 La. 281 1840 0 Louisiana
Weir's Will 39 Ky. 434 1840 0 Kentucky
Wade v. Dick 36 N.C. 313 1840 0 North Carolina
Hardie v. Cotton 36 N.C. 61 1840 0 North Carolina
Piercy v. Piercey 36 N.C. 214 1840 0 North Carolina
Parham v. Randolph 5 Miss. 435 1840 0 Mississippi
Simpson v. King 36 N.C. 11 1840 0 North Carolina
Callender v. McCreary 5 Miss. 356 1840 0 Mississippi
Hoover v. Glasscock 16 La. 242 1840 0 Louisiana
Harrison v. Faulk 16 La. 358 1840 0 Louisiana
Wilson v. Waples 3 Del. 270 1840 0 Delaware
Glidewell v. Hite 6 Miss. 110 1840 0 Mississippi
Bank of Mississippi v. Catlett's Executors 6 Miss. 175 1840 0 Mississippi
Edgerton v. McRea 6 Miss. 183 1840 0 Mississippi
Fuqua v. Hunt 1 Ala. 197 1840 0 Alabama
Hoy v. Couch 6 Miss. 188 1840 0 Mississippi
Clapp v. Mandeville 6 Miss. 197 1840 0 Mississippi
Drake v. Collins 6 Miss. 253 1840 0 Mississippi
Anderson v. Lincoln 6 Miss. 279 1840 0 Mississippi