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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Edney 20 N.C. 378 1839 0 North Carolina
Murphy v. Grice 22 N.C. 199 1839 0 North Carolina
Peter v. State 4 Miss. 433 1839 0 Mississippi
Magruder v. Stewart's Administrators 5 Miss. 204 1839 0 Mississippi
Bissell v. Erwin's Heirs 13 La. 143 1839 0 Louisiana
Fisher & Johnson v. Campbell 9 Port. 210 1839 0 Alabama
Tewksbury v. Tewksbury 5 Miss. 109 1839 0 Mississippi
Thomas v. Mackall 5 D.C. 536 1839 0 United States
Jones v. Green 20 N.C. 354 1839 0 North Carolina
State v. Duncan 9 Port. 260 1839 0 Alabama
Fanny v. State 6 Mo. 122 1839 0 Missouri
Prosser v. Leatherman ex rel. Hutchins 5 Miss. 237 1839 0 Mississippi
Pickett's Executors v. Ford 5 Miss. 246 1839 0 Mississippi
Utley v. Rawlins 22 N.C. 438 1839 0 North Carolina
Lewis v. Mobley 20 N.C. 323 1839 0 North Carolina
Hauser v. Lash 22 N.C. 212 1839 0 North Carolina
Buffalow v. Buffalow 22 N.C. 241 1839 0 North Carolina
Tutt's Adm'r v. M'Leod 4 Miss. 223 1839 0 Mississippi
Lewis v. Smith 20 N.C. 326 1839 0 North Carolina
Ponton v. McLemor 22 N.C. 285 1839 0 North Carolina