Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Towell v. Gatewood 3 Ill. 22 1839 1 Illinois
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 Freedom Petition United States
Hoppess v. Straw 37 Va. 348 1839 1 Virginia
Kinley v. Fitzpatrick 5 Miss. 59 1839 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Jones v. Green 20 N.C. 354 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Crozer v. Leland 4 Whart. 12 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Tally v. Tally 22 N.C. 385 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Pearson v. Daniel 22 N.C. 360 1839 0 Trusts North Carolina
In re Ralph 1 Morris 1 1839 0 Iowa
Brown v. Morris 20 N.C. 429 1839 1 North Carolina
Proprietors of Machias v. Whitney 16 Me. 343 1839 1 Maine
Hales v. Griffin 22 N.C. 425 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Lewis v. Smith 20 N.C. 326 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Bettis v. Taylor 8 Port. 564 1839 0 Right of Property Alabama
Spruill v. Cannon 22 N.C. 400 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Utley v. Rawlins 22 N.C. 438 1839 0 Action of debt North Carolina
State v. Wisdom 8 Port. 511 1839 0 Indictment for Stealing Enslaved Persons Alabama
McMurran v. Soria 5 Miss. 154 1839 0 Note of sale dispute Mississippi
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 Assault/Battery, False Imprisonment United States
Charles v. Elliott 20 N.C. 468 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina