Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Franklin Bank v. Pennsylvania, Delaware & Maryland Steam Navigation Co. 11 G. & J. 28 1839 0 Maryland
Lenox v. Pike 2 Ark. 14 1839 0 Dentinue in finding enslaved persons Arkansas
Rochelle v. Harrison 8 Port. 351 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Hays v. Hays 20 Tenn. 402 1839 0 Tennessee
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