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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Barker v. Wanzer 6 Miss. 290 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Mims v. Parker 1 Ala. 421 1840 0 Debt dispute Alabama
Hunt v. Watkins 20 Tenn. 498 1840 0 Tennessee
Glidewell v. Hite 6 Miss. 110 1840 0 Creditor dispute Mississippi
State v. Jarrott 23 N.C. 76 1840 0 Homicide North Carolina
Perry v. Gill 21 Tenn. 218 1840 0 Tennessee
Minor v. Lancashire 5 Miss. 347 1840 0 Forfeiture of property dispute Mississippi
Edgerton v. McRea 6 Miss. 183 1840 0 Bill of sale for slaves dispute Mississippi
Potts ex rel. Potts v. Carls 3 Del. 86 1840 0 Procedural issue with a petition of freedom Delaware
Anderson v. Thompson 38 Va. 439 1840 0 Settlement of accounts SC of Appeals VA
London v. Turner 38 Va. 403 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Powell's Ex'ors v. White 38 Va. 309 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Fisher v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 673 1840 0 Unlawfully employing a free person of color General Ct. of VA
Sewall v. Glidden 1 Ala. 52 1840 0 Detinue Alabama
Campbells v. Patterson 38 Va. 113 1840 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Pond v. Griffin 1 Ala. 678 1840 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Prather v. Prather 11 G. & J. 110 1840 0 Maryland
Overton v. Maben 37 Va. 609 1840 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Corbin v. Emmerson 37 Va. 663 1840 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Jobe v. O'Brien 21 Tenn. 34 1840 0 Tennessee