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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Patterson v. Bonner 14 La. 214 1839 0 Louisiana
State v. Edney 20 N.C. 378 1839 0 North Carolina
Murphy v. Grice 22 N.C. 199 1839 0 North Carolina
James v. Tait 8 Port. 476 1839 0 Alabama
Nor v. Taylor 13 La. 249 1839 0 Louisiana
Cecile v. St. Denis 14 La. 184 1839 0 Louisiana
Scott's Executrix v. Gorton's Executor 14 La. 115 1839 0 Louisiana
Scott's Executrix v. Gorton's Executor 14 La. 111 1839 0 Louisiana
Hiriart v. Roses 13 La. 126 1839 0 Louisiana
Escurix v. Daboval 13 La. 87 1839 0 Louisiana
Behan v. Hite 14 La. 67 1839 0 Louisiana
Chaffin v. Chaffin 22 N.C. 255 1839 0 North Carolina
Runyon v. Leary 20 N.C. 231 1839 0 North Carolina
Case of Williams 29 F. Cas. 1334 1839 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
Zimmer v. Thompson 13 La. 22 1839 0 Louisiana
Brown v. Commonwealth 29 Va. 769 1839 0 General Ct of VA
Guerin v. Bagneries 13 La. 14 1839 0 Louisiana
Lowry v. Houston 4 Miss. 394 1839 0 Mississippi
Magruder v. Stewart's Administrators 5 Miss. 204 1839 0 Mississippi
Tazewell v. McCandlish 37 Va. 116 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA