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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
McMurran v. Soria 5 Miss. 154 1839 0 Mississippi
Johnson v. Richey 5 Miss. 233 1839 0 Mississippi
Hogan v. Thorington 8 Port. 428 1839 0 Alabama
Marshall v. Fulgham 5 Miss. 216 1839 0 Mississippi
Tewksbury v. Tewksbury 5 Miss. 109 1839 0 Mississippi
Phillips v. Lane 5 Miss. 122 1839 0 Mississippi
Town of Colchester v. Town of Lyme 13 Conn. 274 1839 0 Connecticut
Prosser v. Leatherman ex rel. Hutchins 5 Miss. 237 1839 0 Mississippi
Runyon v. Leary 20 N.C. 231 1839 0 North Carolina
Chaffin v. Chaffin 22 N.C. 255 1839 0 North Carolina
Prettyman v. Dean 2 Del. 494 1839 0 Delaware
Scales v. Swan 9 Port. 163 1839 0 Alabama
Marshall v. White 8 Port. 551 1839 0 Alabama
Bettis v. Taylor 8 Port. 564 1839 0 Alabama
Tucker v. White 22 N.C. 289 1839 0 North Carolina
Pickett's Executors v. Ford 5 Miss. 246 1839 0 Mississippi
Scott v. James 4 Miss. 307 1839 0 Mississippi
Tutt's Adm'r v. M'Leod 4 Miss. 223 1839 0 Mississippi
Ingraham & Baker v. Russell 4 Miss. 304 1839 0 Mississippi
Norwood v. Marrow 20 N.C. 442 1839 0 North Carolina