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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Campbells v. Patterson 38 Va. 113 1840 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Young v. Robinson 11 G. & J. 328 1840 0 Maryland
Fisher v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 673 1840 0 Unlawfully employing a free person of color General Ct. of VA
Warnick v. Michael 11 G. & J. 153 1840 0 Maryland
Underwood's Case 21 Tenn. 46 1840 0 Tennessee
Harris, Wright & Co. v. Halliday 5 Miss. 338 1840 0 Property restoration Mississippi
Powell's Ex'ors v. White 38 Va. 309 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
State v. Jarrott 23 N.C. 76 1840 0 Homicide North Carolina
John v. State 1 Ala. 95 1840 0 Alabama
Potts ex rel. Potts v. Carls 3 Del. 86 1840 0 Procedural issue with a petition of freedom Delaware
Glidewell v. Hite 6 Miss. 110 1840 0 Creditor dispute Mississippi
Rogers v. Winton 21 Tenn. 178 1840 0 Tennessee
Dawson v. Dawson's Ex'or 37 Va. 602 1840 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Minor v. Lancashire 5 Miss. 347 1840 0 Forfeiture of property dispute Mississippi
London v. Turner 38 Va. 403 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Thompson 38 Va. 439 1840 0 Settlement of accounts SC of Appeals VA
Hunt v. Watkins 20 Tenn. 498 1840 0 Tennessee
Den on Demise of Halcombe v. Ray 23 N.C. 340 1840 1 North Carolina
Segur v. Pellerin 16 La. 63 1840 0 Interdiction, capacity, property Louisiana
Taylor v. Andrus 16 La. 15 1840 0 Torts, contracts, property Louisiana