Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sortwell v. Jewett 9 Ohio 180 1839 1 Ohio
Haxall's Ex'ors v. Shippen 37 Va. 536 1839 1 Virginia
Jones v. Read 20 Tenn. 335 1839 1 Tennessee
Trustees of McIntire Poor School v. Zanesville Canal & Manufacturing Co. 9 Ohio 203 1839 1 Ohio
Chambers v. Hise 22 N.C. 305 1839 0 North Carolina
Taylor v. Cooper 37 Va. 317 1839 1 Virginia
Thomas v. Mackall 23 F. Cas. 961 1839 1 United States
Lupton v. Janney 38 U.S. 381 1839 1 United States
Joyner v. Vincent 20 N.C. 512 1839 0 North Carolina
Petway v. Powell 22 N.C. 308 1839 0 North Carolina
Spruill v. Cannon 22 N.C. 400 1839 0 North Carolina
Weaver v. Carter 37 Va. 37 1839 1 Virginia
Rogers v. Saunders 16 Me. 92 1839 1 Maine
Forbes & Freeman v. Davison 11 Vt. 660 1839 1 Vermont
Van Rensselaer v. Akin 22 Wend. 549 1839 1 New York
Graysons v. Richards 37 Va. 57 1839 1 Virginia
Philadelphia Loan Co. v. Towner 13 Conn. 249 1839 1 Connecticut
Sims v. Adm'r of Sims 8 Port. 449 1839 0 Alabama
Corcoran v. Jones 6 F. Cas. 544 1839 0 United States
Moncure v. Dermott 38 U.S. 345 1839 1 United States