Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Governor ex rel. Lanning v. Harrison 20 N.C. 461 1839 0 North Carolina
Tewksbury v. Tewksbury 5 Miss. 109 1839 0 Mississippi
Tucker v. White 22 N.C. 289 1839 0 North Carolina
Tally v. Tally 22 N.C. 385 1839 0 North Carolina
Prettyman v. Dean 2 Del. 494 1839 0 Delaware
Hoppess v. Straw 37 Va. 348 1839 1 Virginia
Minter v. Bigelow 9 Port. 481 1839 0 Alabama
Hogan v. Thorington 8 Port. 428 1839 0 Alabama
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 603 1839 0 United States
Vick's Ex'or v. M'Daniel 4 Miss. 337 1839 0 Mississippi
State v. Saunders 9 Port. 326 1839 0 Alabama
Otis v. Strafford 10 N.H. 352 1839 1 New Hampshire
Crozer v. Leland 4 Whart. 12 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Chaffin v. Chaffin 22 N.C. 255 1839 0 North Carolina
Mordecai v. Beal 8 Port. 529 1839 0 Alabama
Grosvenor v. Farmers & Mechanics Bank 13 Conn. 104 1839 1 Connecticut
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 United States
Norwood v. Marrow 20 N.C. 442 1839 0 North Carolina
Bourne v. State 8 Port. 458 1839 1 Alabama
Runyon v. Leary 20 N.C. 231 1839 0 North Carolina