Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Skinner v. Gunn 9 Port. 305 1839 0 Alabama
Utley v. Rawlins 22 N.C. 438 1839 0 North Carolina
Gibson v. Huie 14 La. 124 1839 0 Louisiana
Platt v. Howland 37 Va. 507 1839 1 Virginia
Adams v. Bell 13 La. 555 1839 0 Louisiana
Bettis v. Taylor 8 Port. 564 1839 0 Alabama
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee
Hoppess v. Straw 37 Va. 348 1839 1 Virginia
Floyd v. Thompson 20 N.C. 478 1839 0 North Carolina
Franklin Bank v. Pennsylvania, Delaware & Maryland Steam Navigation Co. 11 G. & J. 28 1839 0 Maryland
Williams v. Bartow 13 La. 404 1839 0 Louisiana
Charles v. Elliott 20 N.C. 468 1839 0 North Carolina
Bibb v. M'Kinley 9 Port. 636 1839 0 Alabama
Den ex dem. Abrahams v. English 17 N.J.L. 280 1839 New Jersey
Tucker v. White 22 N.C. 289 1839 0 North Carolina
Bailly, F. M. C. v. Percy, F. W. C. 14 La. 17 1839 0 Louisiana
Fanny v. State 6 Mo. 122 1839 0 Missouri
Falls v. Gaither 9 Port. 605 1839 0 Alabama
Smith v. Story 20 Tenn. 420 1839 0 Tennessee
Deer v. Devin 20 Tenn. 66 1839 0 Tennessee