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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gillett v. Hall 13 Conn. 426 1840 0 Partnership dispute Connecticut
Anderson v. Lincoln 6 Miss. 279 1840 0 Purchase of property dispute Mississippi
Barker v. Wanzer 6 Miss. 290 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
White v. Green 36 N.C. 45 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Burchard v. Wright 38 Va. 463 1840 1 Virginia
Brock v. Luckett's Executors 5 Miss. 459 1840 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Wanzer v. Barker 5 Miss. 363 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Grove v. Little 38 Va. 180 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
State v. Judge of the Parish Court 15 La. 531 1840 0 Partnerships, sales, property, fraud, privileges, simulation, criminal law Louisiana
Ferriday v. Selser 5 Miss. 506 1840 0 Deed of trust dispute Mississippi
Ash v. Williams 5 D.C. 674 1840 0 Freedom Suit/Petition/Wills/ United States
McRea v. Walker 5 Miss. 455 1840 0 Recovery for property Mississippi
Cook's Heirs v. Bay 5 Miss. 485 1840 0 Property dispute Mississippi
Smith v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 695 1840 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Grand Gulf Bank v. Henderson 6 Miss. 292 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
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
Proctor v. Ferebee 36 N.C. 143 1840 1 North Carolina
Piatt v. Oliver 19 F. Cas. 550 1840 1 United States