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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Fanny v. State 6 Mo. 122 1839 0 Missouri
Montgomery v. Wynns 20 N.C. 527 1839 0 North Carolina
Banks v. Wilks 20 Tenn. 279 1839 0 Tennessee
Munnerlin v. Birmingham 22 N.C. 358 1839 0 North Carolina
Bissell v. Erwin's Heirs 13 La. 143 1839 0 Louisiana
Watson v. Ogburn 22 N.C. 353 1839 0 North Carolina
Falls v. Gaither 9 Port. 605 1839 0 Alabama
Marr v. Rucker 20 Tenn. 348 1839 0 Tennessee
Floyd v. Thompson 20 N.C. 478 1839 0 North Carolina
Joyner v. Vincent 20 N.C. 512 1839 0 North Carolina
Petway v. Powell 22 N.C. 308 1839 0 North Carolina
State v. Hawkins 8 Port. 461 1839 0 Alabama
Prettyman v. Dean 2 Del. 494 1839 0 Delaware
M'Cutchen's Adm'rs v. M'Cutchen 9 Port. 650 1839 0 Alabama
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Bettis v. Taylor 8 Port. 564 1839 0 Alabama
In re Ralph 1 Morris 1 1839 0 Civil Iowa
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee
Deer v. Devin 20 Tenn. 66 1839 0 Tennessee
Horsely v. Branch 20 Tenn. 199 1839 0 Tennessee