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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Piercy v. Piercey 36 N.C. 214 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Hardie v. Cotton 36 N.C. 61 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Simpson v. King 36 N.C. 11 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Harris, Wright & Co. v. Halliday 5 Miss. 338 1840 0 Property restoration Mississippi
Green v. Robinson 6 Miss. 80 1840 0 Contracting dispute Mississippi
Ross v. Vertner 6 Miss. 305 1840 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Drake v. Collins 6 Miss. 253 1840 0 Mortgage dispute Mississippi
Cook's Heirs v. Bay 5 Miss. 485 1840 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Tunstall v. Pollard's Adm'r 38 Va. 1 1840 1 Virginia
McRea v. Walker 5 Miss. 455 1840 0 Recovery for property Mississippi
McDonald v. McLeod 36 N.C. 221 1840 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Smithwick v. Biggs 23 N.C. 281 1840 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Shangle v. Runk 17 N.J.L. 372 1840 Will & trust New Jersey
Anderson v. Lincoln 6 Miss. 279 1840 0 Purchase of property dispute Mississippi
Griffin v. Pleasant 36 N.C. 152 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Lewis v. Owen 36 N.C. 290 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Bonner v. Latham 23 N.C. 271 1840 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Bird v. Graham 36 N.C. 196 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Poindexter v. Blackburn 36 N.C. 286 1840 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Davis v. Cain's Ex'or 36 N.C. 304 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina