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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bob & Milly v. Nugent's Syndics 15 La. 63 1840 0 Louisiana
Smithwick v. Biggs 23 N.C. 281 1840 0 North Carolina
Lewis v. Owen 36 N.C. 290 1840 0 North Carolina
Bonner v. Latham 23 N.C. 271 1840 0 North Carolina
Bird v. Graham 36 N.C. 196 1840 0 North Carolina
Poindexter v. Blackburn 36 N.C. 286 1840 0 North Carolina
Jones v. United States 5 D.C. 647 1840 0 United States
Davis v. Cain's Ex'or 36 N.C. 304 1840 0 North Carolina
Graham v. Torrance 36 N.C. 210 1840 0 North Carolina
Harriss v. Mabry 23 N.C. 240 1840 0 North Carolina
Gunter v. Thomas 36 N.C. 199 1840 0 North Carolina
Sewall v. Glidden 1 Ala. 52 1840 0 Alabama
Morton v. Crosby 14 La. 424 1840 0 Louisiana
Griffin v. Pleasant 36 N.C. 152 1840 0 North Carolina
Warnick v. Michael 11 G. & J. 153 1840 0 Maryland
Young v. Robinson 11 G. & J. 328 1840 0 Maryland
Pond v. Griffin 1 Ala. 678 1840 0 Alabama
Williams v. Duer 14 La. 523 1840 0 Louisiana
Watkinson v. Black 14 La. 351 1840 0 Louisiana
Woodfolk v. Sweeper 21 Tenn. 88 1840 0 Tennessee