Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sumner v. Moore 23 F. Cas. 389 1839 1 United States
Hombeck v. Vanmetre 9 Ohio 153 1839 1 Ohio
Brown v. Morris 20 N.C. 429 1839 1 North Carolina
Johnson v. Planters Bank 20 Tenn. 77 1839 1 Tennessee
Clayton v. Liverman 20 N.C. 238 1839 1 North Carolina
Proprietors of Machias v. Whitney 16 Me. 343 1839 1 Maine
Deaver v. Rice 20 N.C. 431 1839 1 North Carolina
Polk v. Gallant 22 N.C. 395 1839 1 North Carolina
Den on dem. Huggins v. Ketchum 20 N.C. 414 1839 1 North Carolina
Rogers v. Saunders 16 Me. 92 1839 1 Maine
Orne v. Sullivan 4 Miss. 161 1839 1 Mississippi
Weaver v. Carter 37 Va. 37 1839 1 Virginia
Trustees of McIntire Poor School v. Zanesville Canal & Manufacturing Co. 9 Ohio 203 1839 1 Ohio
McFarland's Administrators v. Clark 39 Ky. 134 1839 1 Kentucky
Taylor v. Cooper 37 Va. 317 1839 1 Virginia
Baker v. Morris's Adm'r 37 Va. 285 1839 1 Virginia
Lupton v. Janney 38 U.S. 381 1839 1 United States
Haxall's Ex'ors v. Shippen 37 Va. 536 1839 1 Virginia
Thomas v. Mackall 23 F. Cas. 961 1839 1 United States
Van Rensselaer v. Akin 22 Wend. 549 1839 1 New York