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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Deer v. Devin 20 Tenn. 66 1839 0 Tennessee
Hogan v. Thorington 8 Port. 428 1839 0 False Warranty Alabama
Sims v. Adm'r of Sims 8 Port. 449 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Ingraham & Baker v. Russell 4 Miss. 304 1839 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi
Tutt's Adm'r v. M'Leod 4 Miss. 223 1839 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi
Scott v. James 4 Miss. 307 1839 0 Estate plan Mississippi
Minter v. Bigelow 9 Port. 481 1839 0 Property dispute Alabama
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee
Lowry v. Houston 4 Miss. 394 1839 0 Action to recover slaves Mississippi
Fisher & Johnson v. Campbell 9 Port. 210 1839 0 Purchase of property disptue Alabama
State v. Duncan 9 Port. 260 1839 0 Indictment for concealing enslaved person Alabama
Pickett's Executors v. Ford 5 Miss. 246 1839 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi
Magruder v. Stewart's Administrators 5 Miss. 204 1839 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Pownal v. Taylor 37 Va. 172 1839 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Crawford v. Moses 37 Va. 277 1839 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Fanny v. State 6 Mo. 122 1839 0 Missouri
Literary Fund v. Dawson 37 Va. 147 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Findlay v. Hickman 37 Va. 354 1839 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Spruill v. Cannon 22 N.C. 400 1839 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina