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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Governor ex rel. Lanning v. Harrison 20 N.C. 461 1839 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Mayor of Columbia v. Beasly 20 Tenn. 232 1839 0 Tennessee
Beverly v. Williams 20 N.C. 236 1839 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Case of Williams 29 F. Cas. 1334 1839 0 Failure to deliver slave District Court, E.D. PA.
Lowe v. Weatherley 20 N.C. 212 1839 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 Assault/Battery, False Imprisonment United States
Goldenbow v. Wright 13 La. 371 1839 0 Conversion, Louisiana
Corcoran v. Jones 6 F. Cas. 544 1839 0 Breach of Contract United States
Dicken v. Cotton 22 N.C. 272 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 603 1839 0 False Promise Underlying Sale/Deceit United States
Chambers v. Hise 22 N.C. 305 1839 0 Sales North Carolina
Marr v. Rucker 20 Tenn. 348 1839 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee
Chaffin v. Chaffin 22 N.C. 255 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Norwood v. Marrow 20 N.C. 442 1839 0 Deeds North Carolina
Runyon v. Leary 20 N.C. 231 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
State v. Duncan 9 Port. 260 1839 0 Indictment for concealing enslaved person Alabama
Jones v. Green 20 N.C. 354 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Deer v. Devin 20 Tenn. 66 1839 0 Tennessee