Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Deaver v. Rice 20 N.C. 431 1839 1 North Carolina
Hombeck v. Vanmetre 9 Ohio 153 1839 1 Ohio
Sauvinet v. Poupono, F. M. C. 14 La. 87 1839 0 Louisiana
Painpaie v. Martin 14 La. 59 1839 0 Louisiana
Mathews v. Pascal's Executor 13 La. 47 1839 0 Louisiana
Emerson's Heirs v. Hall 14 La. 1 1839 0 Louisiana
Pavageau, F. M. C. v. His Creditors 13 La. 354 1839 0 Louisiana
Pearson v. Daniel 22 N.C. 360 1839 0 North Carolina
Norwood v. Marrow 20 N.C. 442 1839 0 North Carolina
Chaffin v. Chaffin 22 N.C. 255 1839 0 North Carolina
Runyon v. Leary 20 N.C. 231 1839 0 North Carolina
Smith, F. W. C. v. Smith 13 La. 441 1839 0 Louisiana
Petroux v. Chasal 13 La. 459 1839 0 Louisiana
Edwards v. Nicholson 13 La. 582 1839 0 Louisiana
Den ex dem. Abrahams v. English 17 N.J.L. 280 1839 New Jersey
Magruder v. Stewart's Administrators 5 Miss. 204 1839 0 Mississippi
Lowry v. Houston 4 Miss. 394 1839 0 Mississippi
James v. Tait 8 Port. 476 1839 0 Alabama
State v. Murphy 9 Port. 487 1839 0 Alabama
Hansford v. Mills 9 Port. 509 1839 0 Alabama