Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ponton v. McLemor 22 N.C. 285 1839 0 North Carolina
Hoppess v. Straw 37 Va. 348 1839 1 Virginia
Fortier v. Labranche 13 La. 355 1839 0 Louisiana
Fisher & Johnson v. Campbell 9 Port. 210 1839 0 Alabama
Peter v. State 4 Miss. 433 1839 0 Mississippi
Governor ex rel. Lanning v. Harrison 20 N.C. 461 1839 0 North Carolina
Adams v. Bell 13 La. 555 1839 0 Louisiana
Tide Water Canal Co. v. Archer 9 G. & J. 479 1839 1 Maryland
Lewis v. Smith 20 N.C. 326 1839 0 North Carolina
Cloud v. Martin 22 N.C. 274 1839 0 North Carolina
Skinner v. Gunn 9 Port. 305 1839 0 Alabama
Gibson v. Huie 14 La. 129 1839 0 Louisiana
Wiggs v. Saunders 20 N.C. 480 1839 0 North Carolina
Gibson v. Huie 14 La. 124 1839 0 Louisiana
Bailly, F. M. C. v. Percy, F. W. C. 14 La. 17 1839 0 Louisiana
Polk v. Gallant 22 N.C. 395 1839 1 North Carolina
Sutton v. Crain 10 G. & J. 458 1839 0 Maryland
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 United States
Murphy v. Grice 22 N.C. 199 1839 0 North Carolina
State v. Edney 20 N.C. 378 1839 0 North Carolina