Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Catlett v. Marshall 37 Va. 79 1839 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee
Prettyman v. Dean 2 Del. 494 1839 0 Order of replevin of two enslaved individuals Delaware
Pownal v. Taylor 37 Va. 172 1839 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Shugart's Adm'r v. Thompson's Adm'r 37 Va. 434 1839 0 Action to impeach a settled account SC of Appeals VA
Jackson v. Jackson 37 Va. 448 1839 0 Action for assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Peter v. State 4 Miss. 433 1839 0 Mississippi
Findlay v. Hickman 37 Va. 354 1839 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Elijah v. State 20 Tenn. 102 1839 0 Tennessee
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 Assault/Battery, False Imprisonment United States
Bettis v. Taylor 8 Port. 564 1839 0 Right of Property Alabama
Scales v. Swan 9 Port. 163 1839 0 Garnishment Alabama
Smith v. Milman 2 Del. 497 1839 0 Issue of an enslaved individual owner since the birth of a first child was promised to another but the firstborn was stillborn Delaware
Smoot v. Fitzhugh 9 Port. 72 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
State v. Hawkins 8 Port. 461 1839 0 Indicment for Stealing an Enslaved Person Alabama
Marshall v. White 8 Port. 551 1839 0 Trover for a enslaved person Alabama
In re Ralph 1 Morris 1 1839 0 Iowa
Town of Colchester v. Town of Lyme 13 Conn. 274 1839 0 Recovery for freedom Connecticut
Kinley v. Fitzpatrick 5 Miss. 59 1839 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Reed v. Brasher 9 Port. 438 1839 0 Conversion of a enslaved person Alabama