Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Otis v. Strafford 10 N.H. 352 1839 1 New Hampshire
Lyle v. Higginbotham 37 Va. 63 1839 1 Virginia
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 603 1839 0 United States
Platt v. Howland 37 Va. 507 1839 1 Virginia
Worth v. Curtis 15 Me. 228 1839 1 Maine
Forbes & Freeman v. Davison 11 Vt. 660 1839 1 Vermont
Lowe v. Weatherley 20 N.C. 212 1839 0 North Carolina
Rogers v. Saunders 16 Me. 92 1839 1 Maine
Payne v. Sale 22 N.C. 455 1839 0 North Carolina
Smith v. Milman 2 Del. 497 1839 0 Delaware
Philadelphia Loan Co. v. Towner 13 Conn. 249 1839 1 Connecticut
Thomas v. Mackall 23 F. Cas. 961 1839 1 United States
Petway v. Powell 22 N.C. 308 1839 0 North Carolina
Joyner v. Vincent 20 N.C. 512 1839 0 North Carolina
Laidley v. Merrifield 34 Va. 346 1839 1 Virginia
Jones v. Read 20 Tenn. 335 1839 1 Tennessee
Taylor v. Cooper 37 Va. 317 1839 1 Virginia
Sims v. Adm'r of Sims 8 Port. 449 1839 0 Alabama
Burton v. Smith 38 U.S. 464 1839 1 United States
Dicken v. Cotton 22 N.C. 272 1839 0 North Carolina