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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee
Charles v. Elliott 20 N.C. 468 1839 0 North Carolina
Hatton v. Weems 10 G. & J. 377 1839 0 Maryland
Norment v. Smith 20 Tenn. 46 1839 0 Tennessee
Sutton v. Crain 10 G. & J. 458 1839 0 Maryland
State v. Wisdom 8 Port. 511 1839 0 Alabama
Baptiste, F. W. C. v. Soulie, F. W. C. 13 La. 268 1839 0 Louisiana
Falls v. Gaither 9 Port. 605 1839 0 Alabama
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 United States
Fortier v. Labranche 13 La. 355 1839 0 Louisiana
Hall v. Browder's Administrators 5 Miss. 224 1839 0 Mississippi
Baldwin v. Criswell 14 La. 166 1839 0 Louisiana
Webb v. Bumpass 9 Port. 201 1839 0 Alabama
Peyton v. Smith 22 N.C. 325 1839 0 North Carolina
Deer v. Devin 20 Tenn. 66 1839 0 Tennessee
Horsely v. Branch 20 Tenn. 199 1839 0 Tennessee
Ponton v. McLemor 22 N.C. 285 1839 0 North Carolina
Hales v. Griffin 22 N.C. 425 1839 0 North Carolina
Smith v. Story 20 Tenn. 420 1839 0 Tennessee