Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hall v. Galbraith 8 Watts 220 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Elijah v. State 20 Tenn. 102 1839 0 Tennessee
Norment v. Smith 20 Tenn. 46 1839 0 Tennessee
Clark v. Bigelow 16 Me. 246 1839 1 Maine
Lenox v. Pike 2 Ark. 14 1839 0 Dentinue in finding enslaved persons Arkansas
Literary Fund v. Dawson 37 Va. 147 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Peter v. State 4 Miss. 433 1839 0 Mississippi
Hays v. Hays 20 Tenn. 402 1839 0 Tennessee
Robinson v. Windham 9 Port. 397 1839 0 False warranty of a enslaved person Alabama
James v. Tait 8 Port. 476 1839 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee
Findlay v. Hickman 37 Va. 354 1839 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Sutton v. Crain 10 G. & J. 458 1839 0 Maryland
Hatton v. Weems 10 G. & J. 377 1839 0 Maryland
Marr v. Rucker 20 Tenn. 348 1839 0 Tennessee
Banks v. Wilks 20 Tenn. 279 1839 0 Tennessee
State v. Duncan 9 Port. 260 1839 0 Indictment for concealing enslaved person Alabama
Franklin Bank v. Pennsylvania, Delaware & Maryland Steam Navigation Co. 11 G. & J. 28 1839 0 Maryland
Minter v. Bigelow 9 Port. 481 1839 0 Property dispute Alabama
Sims v. Adm'r of Sims 8 Port. 449 1839 0 Detinue Alabama