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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Grand Gulf Bank v. Henderson 6 Miss. 292 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Coleman v. Pinkard 21 Tenn. 185 1840 0 Tennessee
Walker v. Bradley 2 Ark. 578 1840 0 Action to levy enslaved persons Arkansas
Rogers v. Winton 21 Tenn. 178 1840 0 Tennessee
Guthrie v. Owen 21 Tenn. 202 1840 0 Tennessee
Gaines v. McKinley 1 Ala. 446 1840 0 Breach of Warranty for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
State v. Griffin 3 Del. 560 1840 0 Transportation of an enslaved person out of state Delaware
Chase v. Lockerman 11 G. & J. 185 1840 0 Maryland
Chase v. Maberry 3 Del. 266 1840 0 Civil trial for damages on releasing an enslaved person on the run Delaware
Potts ex rel. Potts v. Carls 3 Del. 86 1840 0 Procedural issue with a petition of freedom Delaware
Keaton's Distributees v. Campbell 21 Tenn. 224 1840 0 Tennessee
Jarnagin v. Conway 21 Tenn. 50 1840 0 Tennessee
Minor v. Lancashire 5 Miss. 347 1840 0 Forfeiture of property dispute Mississippi
Anderson v. Thompson 38 Va. 439 1840 0 Settlement of accounts SC of Appeals VA
London v. Turner 38 Va. 403 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Powell's Ex'ors v. White 38 Va. 309 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Fisher v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 673 1840 0 Unlawfully employing a free person of color General Ct. of VA
Campbells v. Patterson 38 Va. 113 1840 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Overton v. Maben 37 Va. 609 1840 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Corbin v. Emmerson 37 Va. 663 1840 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA