Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
M'Clung v. Beirne 37 Va. 349 1839 1 Virginia
Commonwealth v. Woodson 36 Va. 234 1839 1 Virginia
Hervey v. Harvey 15 Me. 357 1839 1 Maine
McFarland's Administrators v. Clark 39 Ky. 134 1839 1 Kentucky
Mims v. Mims 20 Tenn. 425 1839 1 Tennessee
Moncure v. Dermott 38 U.S. 345 1839 1 United States
Knowles v. Lord 4 Whart. 500 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Maples ex rel. Broughton v. Maples 14 S.C. Eq. 300 1839 1 South Carolina
Terrell v. Imboden 37 Va. 321 1839 1 Virginia
Rose's Adm'x v. Burgess 37 Va. 186 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Sailor v. Hertzog 4 Whart. 259 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Hall v. Browder's Administrators 5 Miss. 224 1839 0 Mississippi
State v. Hawkins 8 Port. 461 1839 0 Alabama
Den on dem. Zollicoffer v. Zollicoffer 20 N.C. 438 1839 0 North Carolina
Lewis v. Smith 20 N.C. 326 1839 0 North Carolina
Falls v. Gaither 9 Port. 605 1839 0 Alabama
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 United States
Smith v. Story 20 Tenn. 420 1839 0 Tennessee
Sutton v. Crain 10 G. & J. 458 1839 0 Maryland
Fisher & Johnson v. Campbell 9 Port. 210 1839 0 Alabama