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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
McAlister v. Gilmore 36 N.C. 22 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Burgin v. Burgin 23 N.C. 160 1840 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Boon v. Rea 36 N.C. 71 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
James Williamson & Co. v. Canaday 23 N.C. 113 1840 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Tillman v. Sinclair 23 N.C. 183 1840 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Lewis v. Smith 23 N.C. 145 1840 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Wilcox v. Wilcox 36 N.C. 36 1840 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Newsom v. Roles 23 N.C. 179 1840 0 Sales North Carolina
McDonald v. McLeod 36 N.C. 221 1840 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Dunbar v. Thomas 14 La. 332 1840 0 Seizure, sales, promissory notes, successions, partition, injunction, damages, property Louisiana
Grove v. Little 38 Va. 180 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Hurdle v. Elliott 23 N.C. 174 1840 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Saunders v. Ferrill 23 N.C. 97 1840 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Gillett v. Hall 13 Conn. 426 1840 0 Partnership dispute Connecticut
Bird v. Graham 36 N.C. 196 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Davis v. Cain's Ex'or 36 N.C. 304 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bonner v. Latham 23 N.C. 271 1840 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Poindexter v. Blackburn 36 N.C. 286 1840 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Harriss v. Mabry 23 N.C. 240 1840 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Clark v. Glover 14 La. 266 1840 0 Injunction, mortgages, property, promissory notes, seizure, sales, sequestration Louisiana