Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wilks v. Fitzpatrick 20 Tenn. 54 1839 0 Tennessee
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 603 1839 0 False Promise Underlying Sale/Deceit United States
Bassett v. Johnson 2 N.J. Eq. 154 1839 1 New Jersey
Peter v. State 4 Miss. 433 1839 0 Mississippi
Drake v. Bayliss 20 Tenn. 174 1839 0 Tennessee
Elijah v. State 20 Tenn. 102 1839 0 Tennessee
State v. Wisdom 8 Port. 511 1839 0 Indictment for Stealing Enslaved Persons Alabama
Lenox v. Pike 2 Ark. 14 1839 0 Dentinue in finding enslaved persons Arkansas
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 Freedom Petition United States
Literary Fund v. Dawson 37 Va. 147 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
State v. Murphy 9 Port. 487 1839 0 Indictment for selling liquor to enslaved person Alabama
Tide Water Canal Co. v. Archer 9 G. & J. 479 1839 1 Maryland
Platt v. Howland 37 Va. 507 1839 1 Virginia
Burroughs v. McNeill 22 N.C. 297 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Corcoran v. Jones 6 F. Cas. 544 1839 0 Breach of Contract United States
Prettyman v. Dean 2 Del. 494 1839 0 Order of replevin of two enslaved individuals Delaware
Hoppess v. Straw 37 Va. 348 1839 1 Virginia
Fanny v. State 6 Mo. 122 1839 0 Missouri
Norment v. Smith 20 Tenn. 46 1839 0 Tennessee
Thomas v. Mackall 5 D.C. 536 1839 0 Injunctiuons United States