Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lowry v. Houston 4 Miss. 394 1839 0 Mississippi
Magruder v. Stewart's Administrators 5 Miss. 204 1839 0 Mississippi
Escurix v. Daboval 13 La. 87 1839 0 Louisiana
Rapp v. Peyroux 13 La. 218 1839 0 Louisiana
Nott v. Botts 13 La. 202 1839 0 Louisiana
Garnier v. Poydras 13 La. 177 1839 0 Louisiana
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 603 1839 0 United States
Bassett v. Johnson 2 N.J. Eq. 154 1839 1 New Jersey
Platt v. Howland 37 Va. 507 1839 1 Virginia
Tide Water Canal Co. v. Archer 9 G. & J. 479 1839 1 Maryland
Hoppess v. Straw 37 Va. 348 1839 1 Virginia
Otis v. Strafford 10 N.H. 352 1839 1 New Hampshire
Lyle v. Higginbotham 37 Va. 63 1839 1 Virginia
Fortier v. Labranche 13 La. 355 1839 0 Louisiana
Fanny v. State 6 Mo. 122 1839 0 Missouri
Webb v. Bumpass 9 Port. 201 1839 0 Alabama
Peter v. State 4 Miss. 433 1839 0 Mississippi
State v. Wisdom 8 Port. 511 1839 0 Alabama
Wilks v. Fitzpatrick 20 Tenn. 54 1839 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Story 20 Tenn. 420 1839 0 Tennessee