Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Hoover 20 N.C. 365 1839 0 Homicide North Carolina
White v. White 20 N.C. 401 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Ralston v. Telfair 22 N.C. 414 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Payne v. Sale 22 N.C. 455 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Worth v. Curtis 15 Me. 228 1839 1 Maine
M'Alister v. Olmstead 20 Tenn. 210 1839 0 Tennessee
Governor ex rel. Lanning v. Harrison 20 N.C. 461 1839 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Hopewell v. Cumberland Bank of Alleghany 37 Va. 206 1839 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Taylor v. Cooper 37 Va. 317 1839 1 Virginia
Grosvenor v. Farmers & Mechanics Bank 13 Conn. 104 1839 1 Connecticut
Towell v. Gatewood 3 Ill. 22 1839 1 Illinois
Raymond v. Fisher 6 Mo. 29 1839 1 Missouri
Thomas v. Hodgson 4 Whart. 492 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Smith v. Addison 22 F. Cas. 416 1839 1 United States
Smith v. Addison 5 D.C. 623 1839 1 United States
Hall v. Galbraith 8 Watts 220 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Crozer v. Leland 4 Whart. 12 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Clark v. Bigelow 16 Me. 246 1839 1 Maine
Bourne v. State 8 Port. 458 1839 1 Alabama
Baird v. Lent 8 Watts 422 1839 1 Pennsylvania