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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Berrien v. McLane 1 Hoff. Ch. 421 1840 1 New York
Lee v. Parker 5 Whart. 342 1840 1 Pennsylvania
Hughes v. Caldwell 38 Va. 342 1840 1 Virginia
Janney v. Barnes 38 Va. 100 1840 1 Virginia
Segar v. Edwards 38 Va. 213 1840 1 Virginia
Beard v. White 1 Ala. 436 1840 1 Alabama
Bensell v. Chancellor 5 Whart. 371 1840 1 Pennsylvania
Nesbit v. Manro ex rel. Warfield 11 G. & J. 261 1840 1 Maryland
Ash v. Williams 2 F. Cas. 7 1840 1 United States
Moore v. Lyons 25 Wend. 118 1840 1 New York
Kirksey v. Bates 1 Ala. 303 1840 0 Action of replevison by a bond Alabama
Wilson v. Waples 3 Del. 270 1840 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
Jones v. United States 5 D.C. 647 1840 0 Fraudulent Sale United States
Fuqua v. Hunt 1 Ala. 197 1840 0 Detinue Alabama
Graham v. Torrance 36 N.C. 210 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Davis v. Cain's Ex'or 36 N.C. 304 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Poindexter v. Blackburn 36 N.C. 286 1840 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Bird v. Graham 36 N.C. 196 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Drake v. Collins 6 Miss. 253 1840 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Shangle v. Runk 17 N.J.L. 372 1840 Will & trust New Jersey