Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Greene v. Linton 7 Port. 133 1838 0 Property dipsute Alabama
Boren v. M'Gehee 6 Port. 432 1838 0 Levy on execution of sale Alabama
McCollum v. Smith 19 Tenn. 342 1838 0 Tennessee
Muse v. Yarbórough 11 La. 521 1838 0 Property, mortgages, promissory notes, seizure, sales, fraud, syndic, prescription, contracts, community property Louisiana
Lightfoot v. Strother 36 Va. 163 1838 0 Action to recover a slave SC of Appeals VA
Whitesides v. Williams 22 N.C. 153 1838 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Allen v. Sarah 2 Del. 434 1838 0 Granting of freedom after an illegal exportation Delaware
Burroughs v. McNeill 22 N.C. 297 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Gibson v. Huie 14 La. 124 1839 0 Sales, redhibition, recission, damages, personal jurisdiction, promissory notes, service Louisiana
Rochelle v. Harrison 8 Port. 351 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Clarke v. Dunnavant 37 Va. 13 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee
Otis v. Strafford 10 N.H. 352 1839 1 New Hampshire
James v. Tait 8 Port. 476 1839 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Fanny v. State 6 Mo. 122 1839 0 Missouri
Deer v. Devin 20 Tenn. 66 1839 0 Tennessee
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Thomas v. Mackall 5 D.C. 536 1839 0 Injunctiuons United States
Wilks v. Fitzpatrick 20 Tenn. 54 1839 0 Tennessee
Horsely v. Branch 20 Tenn. 199 1839 0 Tennessee