Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Orne v. Sullivan 4 Miss. 161 1839 1 Mississippi
Collins v. Lofftus 37 Va. 5 1839 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Ruddle's Ex'or v. Ben 37 Va. 467 1839 0 Writ of habeus corpus SC of Appeals VA
Pierce's Adm'r v. Trigg's Heirs 37 Va. 406 1839 1 Virginia
Moss v. Green 37 Va. 251 1839 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Wooldridge v. Wilkins 4 Miss. 360 1839 1 Mississippi
Graysons v. Richards 37 Va. 57 1839 1 Virginia
Philadelphia Loan Co. v. Towner 13 Conn. 249 1839 1 Connecticut
Jones v. Read 20 Tenn. 335 1839 1 Tennessee
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