Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Utley v. Rawlins 22 N.C. 438 1839 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Banks v. Wilks 20 Tenn. 279 1839 0 Tennessee
Robinson v. Windham 9 Port. 397 1839 0 False warranty of a enslaved person Alabama
Fanny v. State 6 Mo. 122 1839 0 Missouri
Gibson v. Huie 14 La. 124 1839 0 Sales, redhibition, recission, damages, personal jurisdiction, promissory notes, service Louisiana
Lobdell v. Bullitt 13 La. 348 1839 0 Torts, damages, witness testimony, negligence Louisiana
Chambers v. Hise 22 N.C. 305 1839 0 Sales North Carolina
Franklin Bank v. Pennsylvania, Delaware & Maryland Steam Navigation Co. 11 G. & J. 28 1839 0 Maryland
Hansford v. Mills 9 Port. 509 1839 0 Contract Dispute over Hiring an Enslaved Person Alabama
Tourney v. Sinclair 4 Miss. 324 1839 0 Deed dispute Mississippi
Bailly, F. M. C. v. Percy, F. W. C. 14 La. 17 1839 0 Petitory action, property, sales, seizure, prescription, mortgages, syndic, privileges, successions Louisiana
Grosvenor v. Farmers & Mechanics Bank 13 Conn. 104 1839 1 Connecticut
Sims v. Adm'r of Sims 8 Port. 449 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Minter v. Bigelow 9 Port. 481 1839 0 Property dispute Alabama
Spencer v. Pilcher 37 Va. 490 1839 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Webb v. Bumpass 9 Port. 201 1839 0 Expose to sale Alabama
Smith v. Story 20 Tenn. 420 1839 0 Tennessee
Edwards v. Nicholson 13 La. 582 1839 0 Damages, seizure, sales, injunction, trespass Louisiana
Bassett v. Johnson 2 N.J. Eq. 154 1839 1 New Jersey
Barelli v. Hagan 13 La. 580 1839 0 Contribution, property Louisiana