Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Clark v. Bigelow 16 Me. 246 1839 1 Maine
Baird v. Lent 8 Watts 422 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Grosvenor v. Farmers & Mechanics Bank 13 Conn. 104 1839 1 Connecticut
Bourne v. State 8 Port. 458 1839 1 Alabama
Raymond v. Fisher 6 Mo. 29 1839 1 Missouri
Smith v. Addison 5 D.C. 623 1839 1 United States
Towell v. Gatewood 3 Ill. 22 1839 1 Illinois
Crozer v. Leland 4 Whart. 12 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Sortwell v. Jewett 9 Ohio 180 1839 1 Ohio
Governor ex rel. Lanning v. Harrison 20 N.C. 461 1839 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Pierce's Adm'r v. Trigg's Heirs 37 Va. 406 1839 1 Virginia
Collins v. Lofftus 37 Va. 5 1839 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
M'Alister v. Olmstead 20 Tenn. 210 1839 0 Tennessee
Hopewell v. Cumberland Bank of Alleghany 37 Va. 206 1839 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Read 20 Tenn. 335 1839 1 Tennessee
Ralston v. Telfair 22 N.C. 414 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Lupton v. Janney 38 U.S. 381 1839 1 United States
Beverly v. Williams 20 N.C. 236 1839 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Moss v. Green 37 Va. 251 1839 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Van Rensselaer v. Akin 22 Wend. 549 1839 1 New York