Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Rapp v. Peyroux 13 La. 218 1839 0 Louisiana
Dicken v. Cotton 22 N.C. 272 1839 0 North Carolina
Lenox v. Pike 2 Ark. 14 1839 0 Arkansas
Emerson's Heirs v. Hall 14 La. 1 1839 0 Louisiana
Governor ex rel. Lanning v. Harrison 20 N.C. 461 1839 0 North Carolina
Rochelle v. Harrison 8 Port. 351 1839 0 Alabama
Mathews v. Pascal's Executor 13 La. 47 1839 0 Louisiana
Beverly v. Williams 20 N.C. 236 1839 0 North Carolina
Tourney v. Sinclair 4 Miss. 324 1839 0 Mississippi
Painpaie v. Martin 14 La. 59 1839 0 Louisiana
Barelli v. Hagan 13 La. 580 1839 0 Louisiana
Sauvinet v. Poupono, F. M. C. 14 La. 87 1839 0 Louisiana
Danley v. Edwards 1 Ark. 437 1839 0 Arkansas
Hays v. Hays 20 Tenn. 402 1839 0 Tennessee
Norment v. Smith 20 Tenn. 46 1839 0 Tennessee
Reynaud's Heirs v. Peytavin's Executors 13 La. 121 1839 0 Louisiana
Elijah v. State 20 Tenn. 102 1839 0 Tennessee
Hatton v. Weems 10 G. & J. 377 1839 0 Maryland
Fortier v. Labranche 13 La. 355 1839 0 Louisiana
State v. Wisdom 8 Port. 511 1839 0 Alabama