Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Thomas v. Mackall 23 F. Cas. 961 1839 1 United States
Payne v. Sale 22 N.C. 455 1839 0 North Carolina
Worth v. Curtis 15 Me. 228 1839 1 Maine
Governor ex rel. Lanning v. Harrison 20 N.C. 461 1839 0 North Carolina
M'Cutchen's Adm'rs v. M'Cutchen 9 Port. 650 1839 0 Alabama
Wooldridge v. Wilkins 4 Miss. 360 1839 1 Mississippi
Beverly v. Williams 20 N.C. 236 1839 0 North Carolina
Philadelphia Loan Co. v. Towner 13 Conn. 249 1839 1 Connecticut
Laidley v. Merrifield 34 Va. 346 1839 1 Virginia
Sortwell v. Jewett 9 Ohio 180 1839 1 Ohio
Haxall's Ex'ors v. Shippen 37 Va. 536 1839 1 Virginia
Weaver v. Carter 37 Va. 37 1839 1 Virginia
Sims v. Adm'r of Sims 8 Port. 449 1839 0 Alabama
Graysons v. Richards 37 Va. 57 1839 1 Virginia
Jones v. Read 20 Tenn. 335 1839 1 Tennessee
Burton v. Smith 38 U.S. 464 1839 1 United States
Hiriart v. Roses 13 La. 126 1839 0 Louisiana
State v. Murphy 9 Port. 487 1839 0 Alabama
Moss v. Green 37 Va. 251 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Scott's Executrix v. Gorton's Executor 14 La. 111 1839 0 Louisiana