Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Nott v. Botts 13 La. 202 1839 0 Sales, redhibition, recission, runaway enslaved person, witness testimony Louisiana
Fortier v. Labranche 13 La. 355 1839 0 Sales, recission, succession, redhibition, runaway enslaved person, witness testimony Louisiana
Gibson v. Huie 14 La. 124 1839 0 Sales, redhibition, recission, damages, personal jurisdiction, promissory notes, service Louisiana
Hays v. Hays 20 Tenn. 402 1839 0 Tennessee
Marr v. Rucker 20 Tenn. 348 1839 0 Tennessee
Prettyman v. Dean 2 Del. 494 1839 0 Order of replevin of two enslaved individuals Delaware
Horsely v. Branch 20 Tenn. 199 1839 0 Tennessee
Moore's Adm'r v. George's Adm'r 37 Va. 228 1839 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 Freedom Petition United States
Drake v. Bayliss 20 Tenn. 174 1839 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Story 20 Tenn. 420 1839 0 Tennessee
Pownal v. Taylor 37 Va. 172 1839 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Maund's Adm'r v. M'Phail 37 Va. 199 1839 0 Action of replevin SC of Appeals VA
Crawford v. Moses 37 Va. 277 1839 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
State v. Murphy 9 Port. 487 1839 0 Indictment for selling liquor to enslaved person Alabama
Spencer v. Pilcher 37 Va. 490 1839 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Wilks v. Fitzpatrick 20 Tenn. 54 1839 0 Tennessee
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 Assault/Battery, False Imprisonment United States
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee
Twiss v. Martin's Administrators 20 Tenn. 189 1839 0 Tennessee