Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hervey v. Harvey 15 Me. 357 1839 1 Maine
McFarland's Administrators v. Clark 39 Ky. 134 1839 1 Kentucky
Mims v. Mims 20 Tenn. 425 1839 1 Tennessee
Moncure v. Dermott 38 U.S. 345 1839 1 United States
Knowles v. Lord 4 Whart. 500 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Maples ex rel. Broughton v. Maples 14 S.C. Eq. 300 1839 1 South Carolina
Terrell v. Imboden 37 Va. 321 1839 1 Virginia
Rose's Adm'x v. Burgess 37 Va. 186 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Sailor v. Hertzog 4 Whart. 259 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Smith v. Addison 5 D.C. 623 1839 1 United States
Towell v. Gatewood 3 Ill. 22 1839 1 Illinois
Hall v. Galbraith 8 Watts 220 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Bourne v. State 8 Port. 458 1839 1 Alabama
Thomas v. Hodgson 4 Whart. 492 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Crozer v. Leland 4 Whart. 12 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Raymond v. Fisher 6 Mo. 29 1839 1 Missouri
Baird v. Lent 8 Watts 422 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Smith v. Addison 22 F. Cas. 416 1839 1 United States
M'Cutchen's Adm'rs v. M'Cutchen 9 Port. 650 1839 0 Alabama
Grosvenor v. Farmers & Mechanics Bank 13 Conn. 104 1839 1 Connecticut