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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Prather v. Prather 11 G. & J. 110 1840 0 Maryland
Keaton's Distributees v. Campbell 21 Tenn. 224 1840 0 Tennessee
Underwood's Case 21 Tenn. 46 1840 0 Tennessee
Chase v. Lockerman 11 G. & J. 185 1840 0 Maryland
Guthrie v. Owen 21 Tenn. 202 1840 0 Tennessee
Jarnagin v. Conway 21 Tenn. 50 1840 0 Tennessee
Rogers v. Winton 21 Tenn. 178 1840 0 Tennessee
Perry v. Gill 21 Tenn. 218 1840 0 Tennessee
Weir's Will 39 Ky. 434 1840 0 Will and Estate Kentucky
Hays v. Hays 20 Tenn. 402 1839 0 Tennessee
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee
Crawford v. Moses 37 Va. 277 1839 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Elijah v. State 20 Tenn. 102 1839 0 Tennessee
Norment v. Smith 20 Tenn. 46 1839 0 Tennessee
Sutton v. Crain 10 G. & J. 458 1839 0 Maryland
Hatton v. Weems 10 G. & J. 377 1839 0 Maryland
Waters v. Duvall 11 G. & J. 37 1839 0 Maryland
In re Ralph 1 Morris 1 1839 0 Iowa
Ruddle's Ex'or v. Ben 37 Va. 467 1839 0 Writ of habeus corpus SC of Appeals VA
Horsely v. Branch 20 Tenn. 199 1839 0 Tennessee