Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wilks v. Fitzpatrick 20 Tenn. 54 1839 0 Tennessee
In re Ralph 1 Morris 1 1839 0 Iowa
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee
Crawford v. Moses 37 Va. 277 1839 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Horsely v. Branch 20 Tenn. 199 1839 0 Tennessee
Twiss v. Martin's Administrators 20 Tenn. 189 1839 0 Tennessee
M'Alister v. Olmstead 20 Tenn. 210 1839 0 Tennessee
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee
Banks v. Wilks 20 Tenn. 279 1839 0 Tennessee
Franklin Bank v. Pennsylvania, Delaware & Maryland Steam Navigation Co. 11 G. & J. 28 1839 0 Maryland
Hays v. Hays 20 Tenn. 402 1839 0 Tennessee
Marr v. Rucker 20 Tenn. 348 1839 0 Tennessee
State v. Hawkins 8 Port. 461 1839 0 Indicment for Stealing an Enslaved Person Alabama
Waters v. Duvall 11 G. & J. 37 1839 0 Maryland
Tazewell v. McCandlish 37 Va. 116 1839 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Ruddle's Ex'or v. Ben 37 Va. 467 1839 0 Writ of habeus corpus SC of Appeals VA
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Hatton v. Weems 10 G. & J. 377 1839 0 Maryland
Sutton v. Crain 10 G. & J. 458 1839 0 Maryland
Jobe v. O'Brien 21 Tenn. 34 1840 0 Tennessee