Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Norment v. Smith 20 Tenn. 46 1839 0 Tennessee
Charles v. Elliott 20 N.C. 468 1839 0 North Carolina
Floyd v. Thompson 20 N.C. 478 1839 0 North Carolina
Spencer v. Pilcher 37 Va. 490 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Twiss v. Martin's Administrators 20 Tenn. 189 1839 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Mobley 20 N.C. 323 1839 0 North Carolina
Town of Colchester v. Town of Lyme 13 Conn. 274 1839 0 Connecticut
Ralston v. Telfair 22 N.C. 414 1839 0 North Carolina
Waters v. Duvall 11 G. & J. 37 1839 0 Maryland
Brown v. Lipscomb 9 Port. 472 1839 0 Alabama
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
White v. White 20 N.C. 401 1839 0 North Carolina
Hatton v. Weems 10 G. & J. 377 1839 0 Maryland
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee
Hays v. Hays 20 Tenn. 402 1839 0 Tennessee
Marshall v. White 8 Port. 551 1839 0 Alabama
Skinner v. Gunn 9 Port. 305 1839 0 Alabama
In re Ralph 1 Morris 1 1839 0 Civil Iowa
Elijah v. State 20 Tenn. 102 1839 0 Tennessee
Webb v. Bumpass 9 Port. 201 1839 0 Alabama