Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Clark v. Bigelow 16 Me. 246 1839 1 Maine
Brown v. Commonwealth 29 Va. 769 1839 0 General Ct of VA
Jones v. Green 20 N.C. 354 1839 0 North Carolina
Hays v. Hays 20 Tenn. 402 1839 0 Tennessee
Elijah v. State 20 Tenn. 102 1839 0 Tennessee
Waters v. Duvall 11 G. & J. 37 1839 0 Maryland
Hall v. Galbraith 8 Watts 220 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Reed v. Brasher 9 Port. 438 1839 0 Alabama
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 603 1839 0 United States
Sutton v. Crain 10 G. & J. 458 1839 0 Maryland
Spencer v. Pilcher 37 Va. 490 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Lowry v. Houston 4 Miss. 394 1839 0 Mississippi
Magruder v. Stewart's Administrators 5 Miss. 204 1839 0 Mississippi
Governor ex rel. Lanning v. Harrison 20 N.C. 461 1839 0 North Carolina
James v. Tait 8 Port. 476 1839 0 Alabama
State v. Murphy 9 Port. 487 1839 0 Alabama
Hatton v. Weems 10 G. & J. 377 1839 0 Maryland
Runyon v. Leary 20 N.C. 231 1839 0 North Carolina
Chaffin v. Chaffin 22 N.C. 255 1839 0 North Carolina
Bibb v. M'Kinley 9 Port. 636 1839 0 Alabama