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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ash v. Williams 2 F. Cas. 7 1840 1 United States
Berrien v. McLane 1 Hoff. Ch. 421 1840 1 New York
Lee v. Parker 5 Whart. 342 1840 1 Pennsylvania
Collings v. Hamilton 14 La. 343 1840 0 Contracts, employment, wages, witness testimony Louisiana
Love v. Belk 36 N.C. 163 1840 1 North Carolina
Loussade v. Hartman 16 La. 117 1840 0 Damages, murder, torts, obligations, trespass Louisiana
Forsyth v. Despierris's Executors 15 La. 215 1840 0 Redhibition, sales, recission Louisiana
Kemper's Heirs v. Hulick 16 La. 44 1840 0 Possessory action, damages, property, successions, petitory action Louisiana
M'Casken v. Smith 16 La. 32 1840 0 Contracts, employment, breach Louisiana
Cook v. Parkarson 16 La. 129 1840 0 Promissory notes, sales, property, damages Louisiana
M'Donough v. Childress 15 La. 556 1840 0 Possessory action, adverse possession, prescription, property Louisiana
Gordon v. Nelson 16 La. 321 1840 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, property, endorsement Louisiana
Jenkins v. Cockerham 23 N.C. 309 1840 1 North Carolina
Dwight & Hartman 16 La. 145 1840 0 revocatory action, property, debts, sales, fraud, promissory notes, privileges Louisiana
Zeringue v. Rixner 14 La. 385 1840 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, seizure, sales, property Louisiana
Tompkins v. Benjamin 16 La. 197 1840 0 Property, successions, tutorship Louisiana
Brown v. Long 36 N.C. 190 1840 1 North Carolina
Bissell v. Erwin's Heirs 15 La. 94 1840 0 Property, sales, mortgages, damages, eviction, successions, leases, contracts, seizure Louisiana
Emmerling v. Beebe 15 La. 251 1840 0 Bailment, conversion, sales, damages Louisiana
Green v. Burke 23 Wend. 490 1840 1 New York