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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dawson v. Dawson's Ex'or 37 Va. 602 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Overton v. Maben 37 Va. 609 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Campbells v. Patterson 38 Va. 113 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Bank of the United States v. Patton 6 Miss. 200 1840 0 Mississippi
Grove v. Little 38 Va. 180 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Huston's Adm'r v. Cantril 38 Va. 136 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Grand Gulf Bank v. Henderson 6 Miss. 292 1840 0 Mississippi
Barker v. Wanzer 6 Miss. 290 1840 0 Mississippi
Fisher v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 673 1840 0 General Ct. of VA
Powell's Ex'ors v. White 38 Va. 309 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Charlton v. Gardner 38 Va. 281 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ross v. Vertner 6 Miss. 305 1840 0 Mississippi
London v. Turner 38 Va. 403 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Thompson 38 Va. 439 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Green v. Robinson 6 Miss. 80 1840 0 Mississippi
Commonwealth v. Pleasant 37 Va. 697 1840 0 General Ct. of VA
Smith v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 695 1840 0 General Ct. of VA
Minor v. Lancashire 5 Miss. 347 1840 0 Mississippi
McDonald v. McLeod 36 N.C. 221 1840 0 North Carolina
Robertson v. Stevens 36 N.C. 247 1840 0 North Carolina