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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Fisher v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 673 1840 0 Unlawfully employing a free person of color General Ct. of VA
Powell's Ex'ors v. White 38 Va. 309 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
London v. Turner 38 Va. 403 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Thompson 38 Va. 439 1840 0 Settlement of accounts SC of Appeals VA
Kirksey v. Bates 1 Ala. 303 1840 0 Action of replevison by a bond Alabama
Wilson v. Waples 3 Del. 270 1840 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
Fuqua v. Hunt 1 Ala. 197 1840 0 Detinue Alabama
Jones v. United States 5 D.C. 647 1840 0 Fraudulent Sale United States
Marshall v. White 8 Port. 551 1839 0 Trover for a enslaved person Alabama
Brown v. Lipscomb 9 Port. 472 1839 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Reed v. Brasher 9 Port. 438 1839 0 Conversion of a enslaved person Alabama
State v. Hawkins 8 Port. 461 1839 0 Indicment for Stealing an Enslaved Person Alabama
Smoot v. Fitzhugh 9 Port. 72 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Bettis v. Taylor 8 Port. 564 1839 0 Right of Property Alabama
Scales v. Swan 9 Port. 163 1839 0 Garnishment Alabama
Kinley v. Fitzpatrick 5 Miss. 59 1839 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Town of Colchester v. Town of Lyme 13 Conn. 274 1839 0 Recovery for freedom Connecticut
In re Ralph 1 Morris 1 1839 0 Iowa
Smith v. Milman 2 Del. 497 1839 0 Issue of an enslaved individual owner since the birth of a first child was promised to another but the firstborn was stillborn Delaware
Zimmer v. Thompson 13 La. 22 1839 0 Sales, warranty, redhibition, recission Louisiana