Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Falls v. Gaither 9 Port. 605 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Drake v. Bayliss 20 Tenn. 174 1839 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Story 20 Tenn. 420 1839 0 Tennessee
Waters v. Duvall 11 G. & J. 37 1839 0 Maryland
Maund's Adm'r v. M'Phail 37 Va. 199 1839 0 Action of replevin SC of Appeals VA
Peter v. State 4 Miss. 433 1839 0 Mississippi
Shugart's Adm'r v. Thompson's Adm'r 37 Va. 434 1839 0 Action to impeach a settled account SC of Appeals VA
Moore's Adm'r v. George's Adm'r 37 Va. 228 1839 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Mayor of Columbia v. Beasly 20 Tenn. 232 1839 0 Tennessee
Spencer v. Pilcher 37 Va. 490 1839 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Webb v. Bumpass 9 Port. 201 1839 0 Expose to sale Alabama
Wilks v. Fitzpatrick 20 Tenn. 54 1839 0 Tennessee
Horsely v. Branch 20 Tenn. 199 1839 0 Tennessee
Rochelle v. Rochelle 37 Va. 125 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 603 1839 0 False Promise Underlying Sale/Deceit United States
Banks v. Wilks 20 Tenn. 279 1839 0 Tennessee
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 Assault/Battery, False Imprisonment United States
Catlett v. Marshall 37 Va. 79 1839 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Hansford v. Mills 9 Port. 509 1839 0 Contract Dispute over Hiring an Enslaved Person Alabama