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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Fortier v. Labranche 13 La. 355 1839 0 Louisiana
Charles v. Elliott 20 N.C. 468 1839 0 North Carolina
Pickard v. Brewer 22 N.C. 428 1839 0 North Carolina
Montgomery v. Wynns 20 N.C. 527 1839 0 North Carolina
Floyd v. Thompson 20 N.C. 478 1839 0 North Carolina
Munnerlin v. Birmingham 22 N.C. 358 1839 0 North Carolina
Watson v. Ogburn 22 N.C. 353 1839 0 North Carolina
Horsely v. Branch 20 Tenn. 199 1839 0 Tennessee
Webb v. Bumpass 9 Port. 201 1839 0 Alabama
Falls v. Gaither 9 Port. 605 1839 0 Alabama
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Banks v. Wilks 20 Tenn. 279 1839 0 Tennessee
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 United States
Spencer v. Pilcher 37 Va. 490 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Bourne v. State 8 Port. 458 1839 1 Alabama
Fisher & Johnson v. Campbell 9 Port. 210 1839 0 Alabama
Drake v. Bayliss 20 Tenn. 174 1839 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Story 20 Tenn. 420 1839 0 Tennessee
Wilks v. Fitzpatrick 20 Tenn. 54 1839 0 Tennessee
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee