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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lenox v. Pike 2 Ark. 14 1839 0 Dentinue in finding enslaved persons Arkansas
State v. Murphy 9 Port. 487 1839 0 Indictment for selling liquor to enslaved person Alabama
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Literary Fund v. Dawson 37 Va. 147 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 Freedom Petition United States
Banks v. Wilks 20 Tenn. 279 1839 0 Tennessee
State v. Hawkins 8 Port. 461 1839 0 Indicment for Stealing an Enslaved Person Alabama
Gibson v. Huie 14 La. 124 1839 0 Sales, redhibition, recission, damages, personal jurisdiction, promissory notes, service Louisiana
Nor v. Taylor 13 La. 249 1839 0 Property, sales, contracts, breach, wills, mortgages, promissory notes, damages Louisiana
Johnson v. Planters Bank 20 Tenn. 77 1839 1 Tennessee
Horsely v. Branch 20 Tenn. 199 1839 0 Tennessee
Baptiste, F. W. C. v. Soulie, F. W. C. 13 La. 268 1839 0 Sales, recission, damages, redhibition, promissory notes, prescription, evidence Louisiana
M'Cutchen's Adm'rs v. M'Cutchen 9 Port. 650 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Smith v. Milman 2 Del. 497 1839 0 Issue of an enslaved individual owner since the birth of a first child was promised to another but the firstborn was stillborn Delaware
Corcoran v. Jones 6 F. Cas. 544 1839 0 Breach of Contract United States
Prettyman v. Dean 2 Del. 494 1839 0 Order of replevin of two enslaved individuals Delaware
Rapp v. Peyroux 13 La. 218 1839 0 Community property, property, sales, promissory notes, damages Louisiana
Nott v. Botts 13 La. 202 1839 0 Sales, redhibition, recission, runaway enslaved person, witness testimony Louisiana
Town of Colchester v. Town of Lyme 13 Conn. 274 1839 0 Recovery for freedom Connecticut
Baldwin v. Criswell 14 La. 166 1839 0 Privileges, successions, debts, mortgages, sales, promissory notes, subrogation Louisiana