Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lowry v. Houston 4 Miss. 394 1839 0 Action to recover slaves Mississippi
Hays v. Hays 20 Tenn. 402 1839 0 Tennessee
Swift v. Fitzhugh 9 Port. 39 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Skinner v. Gunn 9 Port. 305 1839 0 Failure of Consideration Alabama
Mathews v. Pascal's Executor 13 La. 47 1839 0 Redhibition, runaway enslaved person, warranty, recission, sales Louisiana
Barelli v. Hagan 13 La. 580 1839 0 Contribution, property Louisiana
Gibson v. Huie 14 La. 124 1839 0 Sales, redhibition, recission, damages, personal jurisdiction, promissory notes, service Louisiana
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 Assault/Battery, False Imprisonment United States
Corcoran v. Jones 6 F. Cas. 544 1839 0 Breach of Contract United States
Polk v. Gallant 22 N.C. 395 1839 1 North Carolina
Brown v. Morris 20 N.C. 429 1839 1 North Carolina
Johnson v. Planters Bank 20 Tenn. 77 1839 1 Tennessee
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 603 1839 0 False Promise Underlying Sale/Deceit United States
State v. Wisdom 8 Port. 511 1839 0 Indictment for Stealing Enslaved Persons Alabama
Deaver v. Rice 20 N.C. 431 1839 1 North Carolina
Proprietors of Machias v. Whitney 16 Me. 343 1839 1 Maine
Hombeck v. Vanmetre 9 Ohio 153 1839 1 Ohio
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 Freedom Petition United States
Clayton v. Liverman 20 N.C. 238 1839 1 North Carolina
State v. Murphy 9 Port. 487 1839 0 Indictment for selling liquor to enslaved person Alabama