Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Corcoran v. Jones 6 F. Cas. 544 1839 0 Breach of Contract United States
Fanny v. State 6 Mo. 122 1839 0 Missouri
Banks v. Wilks 20 Tenn. 279 1839 0 Tennessee
Prettyman v. Dean 2 Del. 494 1839 0 Order of replevin of two enslaved individuals Delaware
State v. Duncan 9 Port. 260 1839 0 Indictment for concealing enslaved person Alabama
M'Cutchen's Adm'rs v. M'Cutchen 9 Port. 650 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Lenox v. Pike 2 Ark. 14 1839 0 Dentinue in finding enslaved persons Arkansas
Burroughs v. McNeill 22 N.C. 297 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Ingraham & Baker v. Russell 4 Miss. 304 1839 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi
Tutt's Adm'r v. M'Leod 4 Miss. 223 1839 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi
Scott v. James 4 Miss. 307 1839 0 Estate plan Mississippi
Skinner v. Gunn 9 Port. 305 1839 0 Failure of Consideration Alabama
State v. Saunders 9 Port. 326 1839 0 Indictment for Trading with an Enslaved Person Alabama
Lowry v. Houston 4 Miss. 394 1839 0 Action to recover slaves Mississippi
Pickett's Executors v. Ford 5 Miss. 246 1839 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi
Magruder v. Stewart's Administrators 5 Miss. 204 1839 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Sims v. Adm'r of Sims 8 Port. 449 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Prosser v. Leatherman ex rel. Hutchins 5 Miss. 237 1839 0 Trade of property dispute Mississippi
Johnson v. Planters Bank 20 Tenn. 77 1839 1 Tennessee
Proprietors of Machias v. Whitney 16 Me. 343 1839 1 Maine