Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee
Twiss v. Martin's Administrators 20 Tenn. 189 1839 0 Tennessee
Banks v. Wilks 20 Tenn. 279 1839 0 Tennessee
Mayor of Columbia v. Beasly 20 Tenn. 232 1839 0 Tennessee
Shugart's Adm'r v. Thompson's Adm'r 37 Va. 434 1839 0 Action to impeach a settled account SC of Appeals VA
Deer v. Devin 20 Tenn. 66 1839 0 Tennessee
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 603 1839 0 False Promise Underlying Sale/Deceit United States
Lenox v. Pike 2 Ark. 14 1839 0 Dentinue in finding enslaved persons Arkansas
Fanny v. State 6 Mo. 122 1839 0 Missouri
Jackson v. Jackson 37 Va. 448 1839 0 Action for assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Findlay v. Hickman 37 Va. 354 1839 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Catlett v. Marshall 37 Va. 79 1839 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Lyle v. Higginbotham 37 Va. 63 1839 1 Virginia
Hoppess v. Straw 37 Va. 348 1839 1 Virginia
Corcoran v. Jones 6 F. Cas. 544 1839 0 Breach of Contract United States
State v. Wisdom 8 Port. 511 1839 0 Indictment for Stealing Enslaved Persons Alabama
Burroughs v. McNeill 22 N.C. 297 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Thomas v. Mackall 5 D.C. 536 1839 0 Injunctiuons United States
Fisher & Johnson v. Campbell 9 Port. 210 1839 0 Purchase of property disptue Alabama
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee