Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Painpaie v. Martin 14 La. 59 1839 0 Louisiana
Emerson's Heirs v. Hall 14 La. 1 1839 0 Louisiana
Otis v. Strafford 10 N.H. 352 1839 1 New Hampshire
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee
State v. Duncan 9 Port. 260 1839 0 Alabama
Webb v. Bumpass 9 Port. 201 1839 0 Alabama
Mayor of Columbia v. Beasly 20 Tenn. 232 1839 0 Tennessee
Swift v. Fitzhugh 9 Port. 39 1839 0 Alabama
Knowles v. Lord 4 Whart. 500 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Fortier v. Labranche 13 La. 355 1839 0 Louisiana
Sauvinet v. Poupono, F. M. C. 14 La. 87 1839 0 Louisiana
Brown v. Morris 20 N.C. 429 1839 1 North Carolina
Norment v. Smith 20 Tenn. 46 1839 0 Tennessee
Garland v. Agee's Adm'r 34 Va. 362 1839 1 Virginia
Graysons v. Richards 37 Va. 57 1839 1 Virginia
Pierce's Adm'r v. Trigg's Heirs 37 Va. 406 1839 1 Virginia
Wooldridge v. Wilkins 4 Miss. 360 1839 1 Mississippi
Elijah v. State 20 Tenn. 102 1839 0 Tennessee
Grosvenor v. Farmers & Mechanics Bank 13 Conn. 104 1839 1 Connecticut
Platt v. Howland 37 Va. 507 1839 1 Virginia