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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jarnagin v. Conway 21 Tenn. 50 1840 0 Tennessee
Guthrie v. Owen 21 Tenn. 202 1840 0 Tennessee
Force v. Haines 17 N.J.L. 385 1840 New Jersey
Rogers v. Winton 21 Tenn. 178 1840 0 Tennessee
Coleman v. Pinkard 21 Tenn. 185 1840 0 Tennessee
Goodman v. Floyd 21 Tenn. 59 1840 0 Tennessee
London v. Turner 38 Va. 403 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA
Garrott v. Johnson 11 G. & J. 173 1840 0 Maryland
Minor v. Lancashire 5 Miss. 347 1840 0 Mississippi
Smith v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 695 1840 0 General Ct. of VA
Kent v. Allbritain 5 Miss. 317 1840 0 Mississippi
Cuny v. Robert 16 La. 175 1840 0 Louisiana
Commonwealth v. Pleasant 37 Va. 697 1840 0 General Ct. of VA
Wanzer v. Barker 5 Miss. 363 1840 0 Mississippi
McRea v. Walker 5 Miss. 455 1840 0 Mississippi
White v. Green 36 N.C. 45 1840 0 North Carolina
Wade v. Dick 36 N.C. 313 1840 0 North Carolina
Bob & Milly v. Nugent's Syndics 15 La. 63 1840 0 Louisiana
Johnson v. Morgan, Allison & Co. 21 Tenn. 115 1840 0 Tennessee
Anderson v. Thompson 38 Va. 439 1840 0 SC of Appeals VA