Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Deaver v. Rice 20 N.C. 431 1839 1 North Carolina
Clayton v. Liverman 20 N.C. 238 1839 1 North Carolina
Brown v. Morris 20 N.C. 429 1839 1 North Carolina
Sumner v. Moore 23 F. Cas. 389 1839 1 United States
Elijah v. State 20 Tenn. 102 1839 0 Tennessee
Robinson v. Windham 9 Port. 397 1839 0 False warranty of a enslaved person Alabama
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 603 1839 0 False Promise Underlying Sale/Deceit United States
Burroughs v. McNeill 22 N.C. 297 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
State v. Duncan 9 Port. 260 1839 0 Indictment for concealing enslaved person Alabama
Brown v. Commonwealth 29 Va. 769 1839 0 Fraud General Ct of VA
Sims v. Adm'r of Sims 8 Port. 449 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Hansford v. Mills 9 Port. 509 1839 0 Contract Dispute over Hiring an Enslaved Person Alabama
Mordecai v. Beal 8 Port. 529 1839 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
State v. Saunders 9 Port. 326 1839 0 Indictment for Trading with an Enslaved Person Alabama
Twiss v. Martin's Administrators 20 Tenn. 189 1839 0 Tennessee
Skinner v. Gunn 9 Port. 305 1839 0 Failure of Consideration Alabama
Fanny v. State 6 Mo. 122 1839 0 Missouri
Franklin Bank v. Pennsylvania, Delaware & Maryland Steam Navigation Co. 11 G. & J. 28 1839 0 Maryland
Rochelle v. Rochelle 37 Va. 125 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Prettyman v. Dean 2 Del. 494 1839 0 Order of replevin of two enslaved individuals Delaware