Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 Assault/Battery, False Imprisonment United States
Den on dem. Huggins v. Ketchum 20 N.C. 414 1839 1 North Carolina
Corcoran v. Jones 6 F. Cas. 544 1839 0 Breach of Contract United States
Hombeck v. Vanmetre 9 Ohio 153 1839 1 Ohio
Johnson v. Planters Bank 20 Tenn. 77 1839 1 Tennessee
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 603 1839 0 False Promise Underlying Sale/Deceit United States
Proprietors of Machias v. Whitney 16 Me. 343 1839 1 Maine
Brown v. Morris 20 N.C. 429 1839 1 North Carolina
Clayton v. Liverman 20 N.C. 238 1839 1 North Carolina
Deaver v. Rice 20 N.C. 431 1839 1 North Carolina
State v. Murphy 9 Port. 487 1839 0 Indictment for selling liquor to enslaved person Alabama
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 Freedom Petition United States
State v. Wisdom 8 Port. 511 1839 0 Indictment for Stealing Enslaved Persons Alabama
Hoppess v. Straw 37 Va. 348 1839 1 Virginia
Raymond v. Fisher 6 Mo. 29 1839 1 Missouri
Otis v. Strafford 10 N.H. 352 1839 1 New Hampshire
Lyle v. Higginbotham 37 Va. 63 1839 1 Virginia
Tide Water Canal Co. v. Archer 9 G. & J. 479 1839 1 Maryland
Platt v. Howland 37 Va. 507 1839 1 Virginia
Baird v. Lent 8 Watts 422 1839 1 Pennsylvania