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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Scott v. James 4 Miss. 307 1839 0 Mississippi
Hall v. Browder's Administrators 5 Miss. 224 1839 0 Mississippi
Norment v. Smith 20 Tenn. 46 1839 0 Tennessee
Sims v. Adm'r of Sims 8 Port. 449 1839 0 Alabama
Charles v. Elliott 20 N.C. 468 1839 0 North Carolina
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 United States
Webb v. Bumpass 9 Port. 201 1839 0 Alabama
Smoot v. Fitzhugh 9 Port. 72 1839 0 Alabama
Spruill v. Cannon 22 N.C. 400 1839 0 North Carolina
Bibb v. M'Kinley 9 Port. 636 1839 0 Alabama
Elijah v. State 20 Tenn. 102 1839 0 Tennessee
Peyton v. Smith 22 N.C. 325 1839 0 North Carolina
Town of Colchester v. Town of Lyme 13 Conn. 274 1839 0 Connecticut
Ponton v. McLemor 22 N.C. 285 1839 0 North Carolina
Fortier v. Labranche 13 La. 355 1839 0 Louisiana
Lewis v. Smith 20 N.C. 326 1839 0 North Carolina
Fisher & Johnson v. Campbell 9 Port. 210 1839 0 Alabama
White v. White 20 N.C. 427 1839 0 North Carolina
Hays v. Hays 20 Tenn. 402 1839 0 Tennessee
Dicken v. Cotton 22 N.C. 272 1839 0 North Carolina