Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Thomas v. Mackall 5 D.C. 536 1839 0 Injunctiuons United States
Catlett v. Marshall 37 Va. 79 1839 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Fisher & Johnson v. Campbell 9 Port. 210 1839 0 Purchase of property disptue Alabama
Drake v. Bayliss 20 Tenn. 174 1839 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Story 20 Tenn. 420 1839 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Commonwealth 29 Va. 769 1839 0 Fraud General Ct of VA
Wilks v. Fitzpatrick 20 Tenn. 54 1839 0 Tennessee
Webb v. Bumpass 9 Port. 201 1839 0 Expose to sale Alabama
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 Assault/Battery, False Imprisonment United States
James v. Tait 8 Port. 476 1839 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Literary Fund v. Dawson 37 Va. 147 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Peter v. State 4 Miss. 433 1839 0 Mississippi
Hansford v. Mills 9 Port. 509 1839 0 Contract Dispute over Hiring an Enslaved Person Alabama
Minter v. Bigelow 9 Port. 481 1839 0 Property dispute Alabama
Rochelle v. Harrison 8 Port. 351 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Franklin Bank v. Pennsylvania, Delaware & Maryland Steam Navigation Co. 11 G. & J. 28 1839 0 Maryland
Swift v. Fitzhugh 9 Port. 39 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Robinson v. Windham 9 Port. 397 1839 0 False warranty of a enslaved person Alabama
Norment v. Smith 20 Tenn. 46 1839 0 Tennessee
Elijah v. State 20 Tenn. 102 1839 0 Tennessee