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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Rochelle v. Harrison 8 Port. 351 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Sims v. Adm'r of Sims 8 Port. 449 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Elijah v. State 20 Tenn. 102 1839 0 Tennessee
Horsely v. Branch 20 Tenn. 199 1839 0 Tennessee
Deer v. Devin 20 Tenn. 66 1839 0 Tennessee
Fanny v. State 6 Mo. 122 1839 0 Missouri
Peter v. State 4 Miss. 433 1839 0 Mississippi
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Skinner v. Gunn 9 Port. 305 1839 0 Failure of Consideration Alabama
Prettyman v. Dean 2 Del. 494 1839 0 Order of replevin of two enslaved individuals Delaware
Marr v. Rucker 20 Tenn. 348 1839 0 Tennessee
Lenox v. Pike 2 Ark. 14 1839 0 Dentinue in finding enslaved persons Arkansas
Banks v. Wilks 20 Tenn. 279 1839 0 Tennessee
Mayor of Columbia v. Beasly 20 Tenn. 232 1839 0 Tennessee
Thomas v. Mackall 5 D.C. 536 1839 0 Injunctiuons United States
Hansford v. Mills 9 Port. 509 1839 0 Contract Dispute over Hiring an Enslaved Person Alabama
Burroughs v. McNeill 22 N.C. 297 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Hogan v. Thorington 8 Port. 428 1839 0 False Warranty Alabama
Fisher & Johnson v. Campbell 9 Port. 210 1839 0 Purchase of property disptue Alabama