Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Peter v. State 4 Miss. 433 1839 0 Mississippi
Burroughs v. McNeill 22 N.C. 297 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Webb v. Bumpass 9 Port. 201 1839 0 Expose to sale Alabama
Scales v. Swan 9 Port. 163 1839 0 Garnishment Alabama
Rochelle v. Harrison 8 Port. 351 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Bibb v. M'Kinley 9 Port. 636 1839 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Waters v. Duvall 11 G. & J. 37 1839 0 Maryland
Jackson v. Jackson 37 Va. 448 1839 0 Action for assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee
Sutton v. Crain 10 G. & J. 458 1839 0 Maryland
Mordecai v. Beal 8 Port. 529 1839 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Falls v. Gaither 9 Port. 605 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee
Corcoran v. Jones 6 F. Cas. 544 1839 0 Breach of Contract United States
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Hatton v. Weems 10 G. & J. 377 1839 0 Maryland
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 Assault/Battery, False Imprisonment United States
Shugart's Adm'r v. Thompson's Adm'r 37 Va. 434 1839 0 Action to impeach a settled account SC of Appeals VA
Fisher & Johnson v. Campbell 9 Port. 210 1839 0 Purchase of property disptue Alabama
Hansford v. Mills 9 Port. 509 1839 0 Contract Dispute over Hiring an Enslaved Person Alabama