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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Burgin v. Burgin 23 N.C. 160 1840 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Blacknall v. Wyche 23 N.C. 94 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Boon v. Rea 36 N.C. 71 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Tillman v. Sinclair 23 N.C. 183 1840 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Newsom v. Roles 23 N.C. 179 1840 0 Sales North Carolina
Hurdle v. Elliott 23 N.C. 174 1840 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Plummer v. Baskerville 36 N.C. 252 1840 0 Deeds North Carolina
Smith v. Munroe 23 N.C. 345 1840 0 Estates North Carolina
Robertson v. Stevens 36 N.C. 247 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Palmer v. Yarborough 36 N.C. 310 1840 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Quinn v. Green 36 N.C. 229 1840 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Hardin v. Borders 23 N.C. 143 1840 0 Indictment for stealing a slave North Carolina
Gregory v. Beasley 36 N.C. 25 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
John Holt & Co. v. Kernodle 23 N.C. 199 1840 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
State v. Plunket 23 N.C. 115 1840 0 Indictment for selling liquor to a slave North Carolina
Campbell v. Street 23 N.C. 109 1840 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Harris, Wright & Co. v. Halliday 5 Miss. 338 1840 0 Property restoration Mississippi
Callender v. McCreary 5 Miss. 356 1840 0 Statute of distrubtions dispute Mississippi
Parham v. Randolph 5 Miss. 435 1840 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi
Brock v. Luckett's Executors 5 Miss. 459 1840 0 Will & trust Mississippi