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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Anderson v. Lincoln 6 Miss. 279 1840 0 Purchase of property dispute Mississippi
Gregory v. Beasley 36 N.C. 25 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hoy v. Couch 6 Miss. 188 1840 0 Right of property dispute Mississippi
Hardin v. Borders 23 N.C. 143 1840 0 Indictment for stealing a slave North Carolina
State v. Plunket 23 N.C. 115 1840 0 Indictment for selling liquor to a slave North Carolina
Bank of Mississippi v. Catlett's Executors 6 Miss. 175 1840 0 Levy on slaves Mississippi
Roberts v. Scales 23 N.C. 88 1840 1 North Carolina
Campbell v. Street 23 N.C. 109 1840 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Graham v. Alexander 5 D.C. 663 1840 0 Freedom Petition United States
Robertson v. Stevens 36 N.C. 247 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Humphres v. Terrell 1 Ala. 650 1840 0 Bill to redeem enslaved persons Alabama
Palmer v. Yarborough 36 N.C. 310 1840 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Piercy v. Piercey 36 N.C. 214 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Quinn v. Green 36 N.C. 229 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Smith v. Munroe 23 N.C. 345 1840 0 Estates North Carolina
Newsom v. Roles 23 N.C. 179 1840 0 Sales North Carolina
State v. Jarrott 23 N.C. 76 1840 0 Homicide North Carolina
Glidewell v. Hite 6 Miss. 110 1840 0 Creditor dispute Mississippi
John v. State 1 Ala. 95 1840 0 Alabama
Burchard v. Wright 38 Va. 463 1840 1 Virginia