Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Tide Water Canal Co. v. Archer 9 G. & J. 479 1839 1 Maryland
Munnerlin v. Birmingham 22 N.C. 358 1839 0 Sales North Carolina
Swift v. Fitzhugh 9 Port. 39 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Moore's Adm'r v. George's Adm'r 37 Va. 228 1839 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 Freedom Petition United States
Sims v. Adm'r of Sims 8 Port. 449 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Johnson v. Planters Bank 20 Tenn. 77 1839 1 Tennessee
Marr v. Rucker 20 Tenn. 348 1839 0 Tennessee
Robinson v. Windham 9 Port. 397 1839 0 False warranty of a enslaved person Alabama
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Maund's Adm'r v. M'Phail 37 Va. 199 1839 0 Action of replevin SC of Appeals VA
Literary Fund v. Dawson 37 Va. 147 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Clarke v. Dunnavant 37 Va. 13 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Elijah v. State 20 Tenn. 102 1839 0 Tennessee
James v. Tait 8 Port. 476 1839 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
M'Cutchen's Adm'rs v. M'Cutchen 9 Port. 650 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Findlay v. Hickman 37 Va. 354 1839 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Burroughs v. McNeill 22 N.C. 297 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Otis v. Strafford 10 N.H. 352 1839 1 New Hampshire