Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Thomas v. Mackall 23 F. Cas. 961 1839 1 United States
Trustees of McIntire Poor School v. Zanesville Canal & Manufacturing Co. 9 Ohio 203 1839 1 Ohio
Worth v. Curtis 15 Me. 228 1839 1 Maine
Chambers v. Hise 22 N.C. 305 1839 0 North Carolina
Haxall's Ex'ors v. Shippen 37 Va. 536 1839 1 Virginia
Burton v. Smith 38 U.S. 464 1839 1 United States
Joyner v. Vincent 20 N.C. 512 1839 0 North Carolina
Petway v. Powell 22 N.C. 308 1839 0 North Carolina
Wooldridge v. Wilkins 4 Miss. 360 1839 1 Mississippi
Sims v. Adm'r of Sims 8 Port. 449 1839 0 Alabama
Philadelphia Loan Co. v. Towner 13 Conn. 249 1839 1 Connecticut
Spruill v. Cannon 22 N.C. 400 1839 0 North Carolina
Forbes & Freeman v. Davison 11 Vt. 660 1839 1 Vermont
Lowe v. Weatherley 20 N.C. 212 1839 0 North Carolina
Dicken v. Cotton 22 N.C. 272 1839 0 North Carolina
Sortwell v. Jewett 9 Ohio 180 1839 1 Ohio
Hoppess v. Straw 37 Va. 348 1839 1 Virginia
Otis v. Strafford 10 N.H. 352 1839 1 New Hampshire
Bassett v. Johnson 2 N.J. Eq. 154 1839 1 New Jersey
Platt v. Howland 37 Va. 507 1839 1 Virginia