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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Story 20 Tenn. 420 1839 0 Tennessee
Ponton v. McLemor 22 N.C. 285 1839 0 North Carolina
Lewis v. Smith 20 N.C. 326 1839 0 North Carolina
Lowry v. Houston 4 Miss. 394 1839 0 Mississippi
Peyton v. Smith 22 N.C. 325 1839 0 North Carolina
State v. Murphy 9 Port. 487 1839 0 Alabama
Reed v. Brasher 9 Port. 438 1839 0 Alabama
Mayor of Columbia v. Beasly 20 Tenn. 232 1839 0 Tennessee
State v. Saunders 9 Port. 326 1839 0 Alabama
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 United States
Falls v. Gaither 9 Port. 605 1839 0 Alabama
White v. White 20 N.C. 427 1839 0 North Carolina
Hansford v. Mills 9 Port. 509 1839 0 Alabama
Ralston v. Telfair 22 N.C. 414 1839 0 North Carolina
White v. White 20 N.C. 401 1839 0 North Carolina
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee
Otis v. Strafford 10 N.H. 352 1839 1 New Hampshire
Drake v. Bayliss 20 Tenn. 174 1839 0 Tennessee
Charles v. Elliott 20 N.C. 468 1839 0 North Carolina
State v. Hoover 20 N.C. 365 1839 0 North Carolina