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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
United States v. Murphy 41 U.S. 203 1842 1 United States
Wood v. Wood 3 Ala. 756 1842 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Dwight v. Linton 3 Rob. 57 1842 1 Louisiana
President, Directors of Middlesex Bank v. Minot 45 Mass. 325 1842 1 Massachusetts
Peck v. Glass 7 Miss. 195 1842 0 Estate dispute Mississippi
Succession of Bowles 3 Rob. 31 1842 1 Louisiana
Johnson v. Johnson 5 Ala. 90 1843 0 Dowry dispute Alabama
Tichanal v. Roe 41 Va. 288 1843 1 Virginia
Dawson v. Watkins 41 Va. 259 1843 1 Virginia
Ensley v. Balentine 23 Tenn. 233 1843 0 Tennessee
Terrell v. Chambers 6 Rob. 243 1843 1 Louisiana
Brown v. Brown 5 Ala. 508 1843 0 Detinue Alabama
Beck v. Montgomery 8 Miss. 39 1843 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Knox v. Liddell 5 Rob. 111 1843 1 Louisiana
Bibb v. Jones 8 Miss. 397 1843 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Hamberlin v. Terry 8 Miss. 143 1843 0 Will & trust Mississippi
McBride v. Choate 37 N.C. 610 1843 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Planters' Bank v. Neely 8 Miss. 80 1843 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Sasser v. Jones 38 N.C. 19 1843 0 Estates North Carolina
Burton v. Burton 4 Del. 38 1843 0 Replevin to which individual in a will Delaware