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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gaines v. McKinley 1 Ala. 446 1840 0 Breach of Warranty for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Hoy v. Couch 6 Miss. 188 1840 0 Right of property dispute Mississippi
Johnson v. Morgan, Allison & Co. 21 Tenn. 115 1840 0 Tennessee
United States v. The Catharine 25 F. Cas. 332 1840 0 Indictment of slave trader Circuit Court, D. New York
Grove v. Little 38 Va. 180 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Black v. Oliver 1 Ala. 449 1840 0 Detinue Alabama
Commonwealth v. Pleasant 37 Va. 697 1840 0 Suit for freedom General Ct. of VA
Clapp v. Mandeville 6 Miss. 197 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Walker v. Bradley 2 Ark. 578 1840 0 Action to levy enslaved persons Arkansas
Potts ex rel. Potts v. Carls 3 Del. 86 1840 0 Procedural issue with a petition of freedom Delaware
Jobe v. O'Brien 21 Tenn. 34 1840 0 Tennessee
Harris, Wright & Co. v. Halliday 5 Miss. 338 1840 0 Property restoration Mississippi
Lewis v. Smith 23 N.C. 145 1840 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hardin v. Borders 23 N.C. 143 1840 0 Indictment for stealing a slave North Carolina
Gregory v. Beasley 36 N.C. 25 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
John Holt & Co. v. Kernodle 23 N.C. 199 1840 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
State v. Plunket 23 N.C. 115 1840 0 Indictment for selling liquor to a slave North Carolina
Campbell v. Street 23 N.C. 109 1840 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
James Williamson & Co. v. Canaday 23 N.C. 113 1840 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Rentfrow v. Shaw 5 Miss. 651 1840 0 Exchange of property dispute Mississippi