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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Clayton v. Liverman 20 N.C. 238 1839 1 North Carolina
Hombeck v. Vanmetre 9 Ohio 153 1839 1 Ohio
Johnson v. Planters Bank 20 Tenn. 77 1839 1 Tennessee
Sims v. Adm'r of Sims 8 Port. 449 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Swift v. Fitzhugh 9 Port. 39 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Brown v. Morris 20 N.C. 429 1839 1 North Carolina
Polk v. Gallant 22 N.C. 395 1839 1 North Carolina
James v. Tait 8 Port. 476 1839 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Mordecai v. Beal 8 Port. 529 1839 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Rochelle v. Harrison 8 Port. 351 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Hays v. Hays 20 Tenn. 402 1839 0 Tennessee
Marr v. Rucker 20 Tenn. 348 1839 0 Tennessee
Prettyman v. Dean 2 Del. 494 1839 0 Order of replevin of two enslaved individuals Delaware
Horsely v. Branch 20 Tenn. 199 1839 0 Tennessee
Moore's Adm'r v. George's Adm'r 37 Va. 228 1839 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 Freedom Petition United States
Drake v. Bayliss 20 Tenn. 174 1839 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Story 20 Tenn. 420 1839 0 Tennessee
Pownal v. Taylor 37 Va. 172 1839 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Maund's Adm'r v. M'Phail 37 Va. 199 1839 0 Action of replevin SC of Appeals VA