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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Overton v. Maben 37 Va. 609 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Dawson v. Dawson's Ex'or 37 Va. 602 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Corbin v. Emmerson 37 Va. 663 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Randolph's Ex'or v. Tucker 37 Va. 655 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ransone v. Frayser's Ex'ors 37 Va. 592 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Watkins v. Carlton 37 Va. 560 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Bank of the United States v. Patton 6 Miss. 200 1840 0 Mississippi
Ross v. Vertner 6 Miss. 305 1840 0 Mississippi
Green v. Robinson 6 Miss. 80 1840 0 Mississippi
Force v. Haines 17 N.J.L. 385 1840 New Jersey
Ash v. Williams 5 D.C. 674 1840 0 United States
Graham v. Alexander 5 D.C. 663 1840 0 United States
State v. Griffin 3 Del. 560 1840 0 Delaware
Bell v. Greenfield 5 D.C. 669 1840 0 United States
Phillips v. Governor 2 Ark. 382 1840 0 Arkansas
Black v. Oliver 1 Ala. 449 1840 0 Alabama
Ferriday v. Selser 5 Miss. 506 1840 0 Mississippi
Wanzer v. Barker 5 Miss. 363 1840 0 Mississippi
Brock v. Luckett's Executors 5 Miss. 459 1840 0 Mississippi
Harris, Wright & Co. v. Halliday 5 Miss. 338 1840 0 Mississippi