Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Baker v. Morris's Adm'r 37 Va. 285 1839 1 Virginia
Hibler v. Servoss 6 Mo. 24 1839 1 Missouri
Sailor v. Hertzog 4 Whart. 259 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Rose's Adm'x v. Burgess 37 Va. 186 1839 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
McFarland's Administrators v. Clark 39 Ky. 134 1839 1 Kentucky
Commonwealth v. Woodson 36 Va. 234 1839 1 Virginia
Kinley v. Fitzpatrick 5 Miss. 59 1839 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Brown v. Lipscomb 9 Port. 472 1839 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Town of Colchester v. Town of Lyme 13 Conn. 274 1839 0 Recovery for freedom Connecticut
Smoot v. Fitzhugh 9 Port. 72 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Marshall v. White 8 Port. 551 1839 0 Trover for a enslaved person Alabama
Bettis v. Taylor 8 Port. 564 1839 0 Right of Property Alabama
Scales v. Swan 9 Port. 163 1839 0 Garnishment Alabama
In re Ralph 1 Morris 1 1839 0 Iowa
State v. Hawkins 8 Port. 461 1839 0 Indicment for Stealing an 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
Reed v. Brasher 9 Port. 438 1839 0 Conversion of a enslaved person Alabama
Smith v. Addison 22 F. Cas. 416 1839 1 United States
Hall v. Galbraith 8 Watts 220 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Thomas v. Hodgson 4 Whart. 492 1839 1 Pennsylvania