Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Pierce's Adm'r v. Trigg's Heirs 37 Va. 406 1839 1 Virginia
Davison v. Wolf 9 Ohio 73 1839 1 Ohio
Hervey v. Harvey 15 Me. 357 1839 1 Maine
Burton v. Smith 38 U.S. 464 1839 1 United States
Rogers v. Saunders 16 Me. 92 1839 1 Maine
Bourne v. State 8 Port. 458 1839 1 Alabama
Lyle v. Higginbotham 37 Va. 63 1839 1 Virginia
Den on dem. Huggins v. Ketchum 20 N.C. 414 1839 1 North Carolina
Lupton v. Janney 38 U.S. 381 1839 1 United States
Hibler v. Servoss 6 Mo. 24 1839 1 Missouri
Platt v. Howland 37 Va. 507 1839 1 Virginia
Forbes & Freeman v. Davison 11 Vt. 660 1839 1 Vermont
Hoppess v. Straw 37 Va. 348 1839 1 Virginia
Taylor v. Cooper 37 Va. 317 1839 1 Virginia
Maples ex rel. Broughton v. Maples 14 S.C. Eq. 300 1839 1 South Carolina
Knowles v. Lord 4 Whart. 500 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Towell v. Gatewood 3 Ill. 22 1839 1 Illinois
Smith v. Addison 5 D.C. 623 1839 1 United States
Smith v. Addison 22 F. Cas. 416 1839 1 United States
Bassett v. Johnson 2 N.J. Eq. 154 1839 1 New Jersey