Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Baker v. Morris's Adm'r 37 Va. 285 1839 1 Virginia
M'Clung v. Beirne 37 Va. 349 1839 1 Virginia
Commonwealth v. Woodson 36 Va. 234 1839 1 Virginia
Hervey v. Harvey 15 Me. 357 1839 1 Maine
McFarland's Administrators v. Clark 39 Ky. 134 1839 1 Kentucky
Mims v. Mims 20 Tenn. 425 1839 1 Tennessee
Moncure v. Dermott 38 U.S. 345 1839 1 United States
Knowles v. Lord 4 Whart. 500 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Maples ex rel. Broughton v. Maples 14 S.C. Eq. 300 1839 1 South Carolina
Terrell v. Imboden 37 Va. 321 1839 1 Virginia
Rose's Adm'x v. Burgess 37 Va. 186 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Sailor v. Hertzog 4 Whart. 259 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Laidley v. Merrifield 34 Va. 346 1839 1 Virginia
Spruill v. Cannon 22 N.C. 400 1839 0 North Carolina
M'Alister v. Olmstead 20 Tenn. 210 1839 0 Tennessee
Van Rensselaer v. Akin 22 Wend. 549 1839 1 New York
Corcoran v. Jones 6 F. Cas. 544 1839 0 United States
Worth v. Curtis 15 Me. 228 1839 1 Maine
Sortwell v. Jewett 9 Ohio 180 1839 1 Ohio
Thomas v. Mackall 23 F. Cas. 961 1839 1 United States