Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Grosvenor v. Farmers & Mechanics Bank 13 Conn. 104 1839 1 Connecticut
Towell v. Gatewood 3 Ill. 22 1839 1 Illinois
Raymond v. Fisher 6 Mo. 29 1839 1 Missouri
Thomas v. Hodgson 4 Whart. 492 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Smith v. Addison 22 F. Cas. 416 1839 1 United States
Smith v. Addison 5 D.C. 623 1839 1 United States
Hall v. Galbraith 8 Watts 220 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Crozer v. Leland 4 Whart. 12 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Clark v. Bigelow 16 Me. 246 1839 1 Maine
Bourne v. State 8 Port. 458 1839 1 Alabama
Baird v. Lent 8 Watts 422 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Smoot v. Fitzhugh 9 Port. 72 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Reed v. Brasher 9 Port. 438 1839 0 Conversion of a enslaved person Alabama
Scales v. Swan 9 Port. 163 1839 0 Garnishment Alabama
State v. Hawkins 8 Port. 461 1839 0 Indicment for Stealing an Enslaved Person 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
Kinley v. Fitzpatrick 5 Miss. 59 1839 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
In re Ralph 1 Morris 1 1839 0 Iowa
Brown v. Lipscomb 9 Port. 472 1839 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Marshall v. White 8 Port. 551 1839 0 Trover for a enslaved person Alabama