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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Murphy 9 Port. 487 1839 0 Indictment for selling liquor to enslaved person Alabama
Burroughs v. McNeill 22 N.C. 297 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Nor v. Taylor 13 La. 249 1839 0 Property, sales, contracts, breach, wills, mortgages, promissory notes, damages Louisiana
Jones v. Green 20 N.C. 354 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Clarke v. Dunnavant 37 Va. 13 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Cecile v. St. Denis 14 La. 184 1839 0 Sales, fraud, wills, capacity Louisiana
M'Cutchen's Adm'rs v. M'Cutchen 9 Port. 650 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Hogan v. Thorington 8 Port. 428 1839 0 False Warranty Alabama
State v. Duncan 9 Port. 260 1839 0 Indictment for concealing enslaved person Alabama
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee
Robinson v. Windham 9 Port. 397 1839 0 False warranty of a enslaved person Alabama
Rochelle v. Rochelle 37 Va. 125 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Maund's Adm'r v. M'Phail 37 Va. 199 1839 0 Action of replevin SC of Appeals VA
Moore's Adm'r v. George's Adm'r 37 Va. 228 1839 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Pownal v. Taylor 37 Va. 172 1839 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Catlett v. Marshall 37 Va. 79 1839 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Chaffin v. Chaffin 22 N.C. 255 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Findlay v. Hickman 37 Va. 354 1839 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Jackson v. Jackson 37 Va. 448 1839 0 Action for assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Shugart's Adm'r v. Thompson's Adm'r 37 Va. 434 1839 0 Action to impeach a settled account SC of Appeals VA