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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lewis v. Smith 23 N.C. 145 1840 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
White v. Pettijohn 23 N.C. 52 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
James Williamson & Co. v. Canaday 23 N.C. 113 1840 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Blacknall v. Wyche 23 N.C. 94 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Buffalow v. Buffalow 37 N.C. 113 1840 0 Trusts North Carolina
Smith v. Munroe 23 N.C. 345 1840 0 Estates North Carolina
Collings v. Hamilton 14 La. 343 1840 0 Contracts, employment, wages, witness testimony Louisiana
Anderson v. Felton 36 N.C. 55 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Chase v. Maberry 3 Del. 266 1840 0 Civil trial for damages on releasing an enslaved person on the run Delaware
Barnett v. Macoin 14 La. 428 1840 0 Redhibition, sales, recission, criminal law Louisiana
Saunders v. Ferrill 23 N.C. 97 1840 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Wilcox v. Wilcox 36 N.C. 36 1840 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Gaines v. McKinley 1 Ala. 446 1840 0 Breach of Warranty for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Potts ex rel. Potts v. Carls 3 Del. 86 1840 0 Procedural issue with a petition of freedom Delaware
Robertson v. Stevens 36 N.C. 247 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Smithwick v. Biggs 23 N.C. 281 1840 0 Action of trover North Carolina
McDonald v. McLeod 36 N.C. 221 1840 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Zeringue v. Rixner 14 La. 385 1840 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, seizure, sales, property Louisiana
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