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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Johnson v. Morgan, Allison & Co. 21 Tenn. 115 1840 0 Tennessee
Coleman v. Pinkard 21 Tenn. 185 1840 0 Tennessee
Ex parte Jones 1 Ala. 15 1840 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Clapp v. Mandeville 6 Miss. 197 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Gedney v. L'Amistad 10 F. Cas. 141 1840 0 Admiralty United States
Underwood's Case 21 Tenn. 46 1840 0 Tennessee
State ex rel. Buckley v. Hampton 23 N.C. 318 1840 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Harris, Wright & Co. v. Halliday 5 Miss. 338 1840 0 Property restoration Mississippi
Minor v. Lancashire 5 Miss. 347 1840 0 Forfeiture of property dispute Mississippi
Sherrill v. Harrell 36 N.C. 194 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Sutton v. Craddock 36 N.C. 134 1840 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Taylor ex rel. Bogue v. Williams 23 N.C. 249 1840 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Gillett v. Hall 13 Conn. 426 1840 0 Partnership dispute Connecticut
Drake v. Collins 6 Miss. 253 1840 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Callender v. McCreary 5 Miss. 356 1840 0 Statute of distrubtions dispute Mississippi
Grove v. Little 38 Va. 180 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Lincoln 6 Miss. 279 1840 0 Purchase of property dispute Mississippi
State v. Judge of the Parish Court 15 La. 531 1840 0 Partnerships, sales, property, fraud, privileges, simulation, criminal law Louisiana
Parham v. Randolph 5 Miss. 435 1840 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi
Brock v. Luckett's Executors 5 Miss. 459 1840 0 Will & trust Mississippi