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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Elijah v. State 20 Tenn. 102 1839 0 Tennessee
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 United States
Fanny v. State 6 Mo. 122 1839 0 Missouri
Norment v. Smith 20 Tenn. 46 1839 0 Tennessee
Baldwin v. Criswell 14 La. 166 1839 0 Louisiana
State v. Duncan 9 Port. 260 1839 0 Alabama
Lewis v. Smith 20 N.C. 326 1839 0 North Carolina
Wilks v. Fitzpatrick 20 Tenn. 54 1839 0 Tennessee
Hoppess v. Straw 37 Va. 348 1839 1 Virginia
Ponton v. McLemor 22 N.C. 285 1839 0 North Carolina
Watson v. Ogburn 22 N.C. 353 1839 0 North Carolina
Governor ex rel. Lanning v. Harrison 20 N.C. 461 1839 0 North Carolina
Deer v. Devin 20 Tenn. 66 1839 0 Tennessee
Munnerlin v. Birmingham 22 N.C. 358 1839 0 North Carolina
Wiggs v. Saunders 20 N.C. 480 1839 0 North Carolina
Hales v. Griffin 22 N.C. 425 1839 0 North Carolina
Webb v. Bumpass 9 Port. 201 1839 0 Alabama
Peyton v. Smith 22 N.C. 325 1839 0 North Carolina
Burlingham v. Belding 21 Wend. 463 1839 0 Civil SC of Judicature of New York
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee