Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Johnson v. Planters Bank 20 Tenn. 77 1839 1 Tennessee
Brown v. Morris 20 N.C. 429 1839 1 North Carolina
Deaver v. Rice 20 N.C. 431 1839 1 North Carolina
Polk v. Gallant 22 N.C. 395 1839 1 North Carolina
Den on dem. Huggins v. Ketchum 20 N.C. 414 1839 1 North Carolina
Proprietors of Machias v. Whitney 16 Me. 343 1839 1 Maine
Clayton v. Liverman 20 N.C. 238 1839 1 North Carolina
Hombeck v. Vanmetre 9 Ohio 153 1839 1 Ohio
Marshall v. Fulgham 5 Miss. 216 1839 0 Deed dispute Mississippi
Catlett v. Marshall 37 Va. 79 1839 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Bibb v. M'Kinley 9 Port. 636 1839 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Rochelle v. Harrison 8 Port. 351 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee