Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Peter v. State 4 Miss. 433 1839 0 Mississippi
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 United States
Joyner v. Vincent 20 N.C. 512 1839 0 North Carolina
Webb v. Bumpass 9 Port. 201 1839 0 Alabama
Hall v. Browder's Administrators 5 Miss. 224 1839 0 Mississippi
Spencer v. Pilcher 37 Va. 490 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Petway v. Powell 22 N.C. 308 1839 0 North Carolina
Banks v. Wilks 20 Tenn. 279 1839 0 Tennessee
Franklin Bank v. Pennsylvania, Delaware & Maryland Steam Navigation Co. 11 G. & J. 28 1839 0 Maryland
Spruill v. Cannon 22 N.C. 400 1839 0 North Carolina
Johnson v. Richey 5 Miss. 233 1839 0 Mississippi
Baldwin v. Criswell 14 La. 166 1839 0 Louisiana
Wilks v. Fitzpatrick 20 Tenn. 54 1839 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Story 20 Tenn. 420 1839 0 Tennessee
Drake v. Bayliss 20 Tenn. 174 1839 0 Tennessee
Town of Colchester v. Town of Lyme 13 Conn. 274 1839 0 Connecticut
Baptiste, F. W. C. v. Soulie, F. W. C. 13 La. 268 1839 0 Louisiana
Twiss v. Martin's Administrators 20 Tenn. 189 1839 0 Tennessee
Waters v. Duvall 11 G. & J. 37 1839 0 Maryland
Hatton v. Weems 10 G. & J. 377 1839 0 Maryland