Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Chaffin v. Chaffin 22 N.C. 255 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hays v. Hays 20 Tenn. 402 1839 0 Tennessee
Jackson v. Jackson 37 Va. 448 1839 0 Action for assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Findlay v. Hickman 37 Va. 354 1839 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Runyon v. Leary 20 N.C. 231 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Fortier v. Labranche 13 La. 355 1839 0 Sales, recission, succession, redhibition, runaway enslaved person, witness testimony Louisiana
Mayor of Columbia v. Beasly 20 Tenn. 232 1839 0 Tennessee
Norment v. Smith 20 Tenn. 46 1839 0 Tennessee
Marshall v. Fulgham 5 Miss. 216 1839 0 Deed dispute Mississippi
Brown v. Commonwealth 29 Va. 769 1839 0 Fraud General Ct of VA
State v. Duncan 9 Port. 260 1839 0 Indictment for concealing enslaved person Alabama
State v. Wisdom 8 Port. 511 1839 0 Indictment for Stealing Enslaved Persons Alabama
Dicken v. Cotton 22 N.C. 272 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee
Elijah v. State 20 Tenn. 102 1839 0 Tennessee
James v. Tait 8 Port. 476 1839 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Shugart's Adm'r v. Thompson's Adm'r 37 Va. 434 1839 0 Action to impeach a settled account SC of Appeals VA
Bailly, F. M. C. v. Percy, F. W. C. 14 La. 17 1839 0 Petitory action, property, sales, seizure, prescription, mortgages, syndic, privileges, successions Louisiana
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 Freedom Petition United States
State v. Murphy 9 Port. 487 1839 0 Indictment for selling liquor to enslaved person Alabama