Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Forbes & Freeman v. Davison 11 Vt. 660 1839 1 Vermont
Thomas v. Mackall 23 F. Cas. 961 1839 1 United States
Lupton v. Janney 38 U.S. 381 1839 1 United States
Burton v. Smith 38 U.S. 464 1839 1 United States
Laidley v. Merrifield 34 Va. 346 1839 1 Virginia
Lowe v. Weatherley 20 N.C. 212 1839 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Tazewell v. McCandlish 37 Va. 116 1839 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Burlingham v. Belding 21 Wend. 463 1839 0 Will & Trust SC of Judicature of New York
Sortwell v. Jewett 9 Ohio 180 1839 1 Ohio
Trustees of McIntire Poor School v. Zanesville Canal & Manufacturing Co. 9 Ohio 203 1839 1 Ohio
Rogers v. Saunders 16 Me. 92 1839 1 Maine
Van Rensselaer v. Akin 22 Wend. 549 1839 1 New York
Case of Williams 29 F. Cas. 1334 1839 0 Failure to deliver slave District Court, E.D. PA.
Beverly v. Williams 20 N.C. 236 1839 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Haxall's Ex'ors v. Shippen 37 Va. 536 1839 1 Virginia
State v. Hoover 20 N.C. 365 1839 0 Homicide North Carolina
White v. White 20 N.C. 401 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Ralston v. Telfair 22 N.C. 414 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Payne v. Sale 22 N.C. 455 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Worth v. Curtis 15 Me. 228 1839 1 Maine