Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Worth v. Curtis 15 Me. 228 1839 1 Maine
Thomas v. Hodgson 4 Whart. 492 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Thomas v. Mackall 23 F. Cas. 961 1839 1 United States
Laidley v. Merrifield 34 Va. 346 1839 1 Virginia
Sailor v. Hertzog 4 Whart. 259 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Orne v. Sullivan 4 Miss. 161 1839 1 Mississippi
Taylor v. Cooper 37 Va. 317 1839 1 Virginia
Knowles v. Lord 4 Whart. 500 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Lupton v. Janney 38 U.S. 381 1839 1 United States
Moncure v. Dermott 38 U.S. 345 1839 1 United States
Hervey v. Harvey 15 Me. 357 1839 1 Maine
Burton v. Smith 38 U.S. 464 1839 1 United States
Terrell v. Imboden 37 Va. 321 1839 1 Virginia
Baird v. Lent 8 Watts 422 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Mims v. Mims 20 Tenn. 425 1839 1 Tennessee
Trustees of McIntire Poor School v. Zanesville Canal & Manufacturing Co. 9 Ohio 203 1839 1 Ohio
Commonwealth v. Woodson 36 Va. 234 1839 1 Virginia
Garland v. Agee's Adm'r 34 Va. 362 1839 1 Virginia
Jones v. Read 20 Tenn. 335 1839 1 Tennessee
Davison v. Wolf 9 Ohio 73 1839 1 Ohio