Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Robinson v. Windham 9 Port. 397 1839 0 False warranty of a enslaved person Alabama
M'Cutchen's Adm'rs v. M'Cutchen 9 Port. 650 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Den on dem. Huggins v. Ketchum 20 N.C. 414 1839 1 North Carolina
Towell v. Gatewood 3 Ill. 22 1839 1 Illinois
Bassett v. Johnson 2 N.J. Eq. 154 1839 1 New Jersey
Crozer v. Leland 4 Whart. 12 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Otis v. Strafford 10 N.H. 352 1839 1 New Hampshire
Grosvenor v. Farmers & Mechanics Bank 13 Conn. 104 1839 1 Connecticut
Bourne v. State 8 Port. 458 1839 1 Alabama
Hall v. Galbraith 8 Watts 220 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Clark v. Bigelow 16 Me. 246 1839 1 Maine
Tide Water Canal Co. v. Archer 9 G. & J. 479 1839 1 Maryland
Runyon v. Leary 20 N.C. 231 1839 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Reed v. Brasher 9 Port. 438 1839 0 Conversion of a enslaved person Alabama
Den ex dem. Abrahams v. English 17 N.J.L. 280 1839 Will & trust New Jersey
In re Ralph 1 Morris 1 1839 0 Iowa
Scales v. Swan 9 Port. 163 1839 0 Garnishment Alabama
Marshall v. White 8 Port. 551 1839 0 Trover for a enslaved person 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
State v. Hawkins 8 Port. 461 1839 0 Indicment for Stealing an Enslaved Person Alabama