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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Robertson v. Stevens 36 N.C. 247 1840 0 North Carolina
Jarnagin v. Conway 21 Tenn. 50 1840 0 Tennessee
Dashiell v. Lesassier 15 La. 101 1840 0 Louisiana
Guthrie v. Owen 21 Tenn. 202 1840 0 Tennessee
Pond v. Griffin 1 Ala. 678 1840 0 Alabama
Rogers v. Winton 21 Tenn. 178 1840 0 Tennessee
Underwood's Case 21 Tenn. 46 1840 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Munroe 23 N.C. 345 1840 0 North Carolina
Moore v. Lyons 25 Wend. 118 1840 1 New York
Bensell v. Chancellor 5 Whart. 371 1840 1 Pennsylvania
Alder v. Beall 11 G. & J. 123 1840 1 Maryland
Lee v. Parker 5 Whart. 342 1840 1 Pennsylvania
Segar v. Edwards 38 Va. 213 1840 1 Virginia
Harkins v. Forsyth 38 Va. 294 1840 1 Virginia
Nesbit v. Manro ex rel. Warfield 11 G. & J. 261 1840 1 Maryland
Janney v. Barnes 38 Va. 100 1840 1 Virginia
Berrien v. McLane 1 Hoff. Ch. 421 1840 1 New York
Hughes v. Caldwell 38 Va. 342 1840 1 Virginia
Ex parte Jones 1 Ala. 15 1840 0 Alabama
Walker v. Bradley 2 Ark. 578 1840 0 Arkansas