Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bell v. McCormick 5 D.C. 398 1838 0 United States
Cheney v. Duke 10 G. & J. 11 1838 0 Maryland
Caton v. MacTavish 10 G. & J. 192 1838 0 Maryland
State ex rel. Wroth v. Nicols 10 G. & J. 27 1838 0 Maryland
M'Rae's Administratrix v. M'Rae 11 La. 571 1838 0 Louisiana
Minor v. Stewart 3 Miss. 912 1838 0 Mississippi
Banks v. Thomas 19 Tenn. 28 1838 0 Tennessee
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 United States
Deer v. Devin 20 Tenn. 66 1839 0 Tennessee
Mayor of Columbia v. Beasly 20 Tenn. 232 1839 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Smith 20 N.C. 326 1839 0 North Carolina
Marr v. Rucker 20 Tenn. 348 1839 0 Tennessee
Ponton v. McLemor 22 N.C. 285 1839 0 North Carolina
In re Ralph 1 Morris 1 1839 0 Civil Iowa
Norment v. Smith 20 Tenn. 46 1839 0 Tennessee
Peyton v. Smith 22 N.C. 325 1839 0 North Carolina
Hays v. Hays 20 Tenn. 402 1839 0 Tennessee
Charles v. Elliott 20 N.C. 468 1839 0 North Carolina
State v. Duncan 9 Port. 260 1839 0 Alabama
Elijah v. State 20 Tenn. 102 1839 0 Tennessee