Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sumner v. Moore 23 F. Cas. 389 1839 1 United States
Platt v. Howland 37 Va. 507 1839 1 Virginia
Lyle v. Higginbotham 37 Va. 63 1839 1 Virginia
Hoppess v. Straw 37 Va. 348 1839 1 Virginia
Clark v. Bigelow 16 Me. 246 1839 1 Maine
Grosvenor v. Farmers & Mechanics Bank 13 Conn. 104 1839 1 Connecticut
Hall v. Galbraith 8 Watts 220 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Bassett v. Johnson 2 N.J. Eq. 154 1839 1 New Jersey
Towell v. Gatewood 3 Ill. 22 1839 1 Illinois
Bourne v. State 8 Port. 458 1839 1 Alabama
Otis v. Strafford 10 N.H. 352 1839 1 New Hampshire
Tide Water Canal Co. v. Archer 9 G. & J. 479 1839 1 Maryland
Crozer v. Leland 4 Whart. 12 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Orne v. Sullivan 4 Miss. 161 1839 1 Mississippi
Jones v. Read 20 Tenn. 335 1839 1 Tennessee
Taylor v. Cooper 37 Va. 317 1839 1 Virginia
Trustees of McIntire Poor School v. Zanesville Canal & Manufacturing Co. 9 Ohio 203 1839 1 Ohio
Weaver v. Carter 37 Va. 37 1839 1 Virginia
Rogers v. Saunders 16 Me. 92 1839 1 Maine
Sortwell v. Jewett 9 Ohio 180 1839 1 Ohio