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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Moss v. Green 37 Va. 251 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Kent v. Allbritain 5 Miss. 317 1840 0 Mississippi
Kemper's Heirs v. Hulick 16 La. 44 1840 0 Louisiana
Wilson v. Waples 3 Del. 270 1840 0 Delaware
Charlton v. Gardner 38 Va. 281 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Gaines v. McKinley 1 Ala. 446 1840 0 Alabama
London v. Turner 38 Va. 403 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
White v. Green 36 N.C. 45 1840 0 North Carolina
Perry v. Gill 21 Tenn. 218 1840 0 Tennessee
Fisher v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 673 1840 0 General Ct. of VA
Jones v. United States 5 D.C. 647 1840 0 United States
Huston's Adm'r v. Cantril 38 Va. 136 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Hurdle v. Elliott 23 N.C. 174 1840 0 North Carolina
Burgin v. Burgin 23 N.C. 160 1840 0 North Carolina
Lewis v. Smith 23 N.C. 145 1840 0 North Carolina
Palmer v. Yarborough 36 N.C. 310 1840 0 North Carolina
James Williamson & Co. v. Canaday 23 N.C. 113 1840 0 North Carolina
McDonald v. McLeod 36 N.C. 221 1840 0 North Carolina
Anderson v. Thompson 38 Va. 439 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Smithwick v. Biggs 23 N.C. 281 1840 0 North Carolina