Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Chambers v. Hise 22 N.C. 305 1839 0 North Carolina
Haxall's Ex'ors v. Shippen 37 Va. 536 1839 1 Virginia
Burton v. Smith 38 U.S. 464 1839 1 United States
Joyner v. Vincent 20 N.C. 512 1839 0 North Carolina
Petway v. Powell 22 N.C. 308 1839 0 North Carolina
Wooldridge v. Wilkins 4 Miss. 360 1839 1 Mississippi
Sims v. Adm'r of Sims 8 Port. 449 1839 0 Alabama
Philadelphia Loan Co. v. Towner 13 Conn. 249 1839 1 Connecticut
Spruill v. Cannon 22 N.C. 400 1839 0 North Carolina
Forbes & Freeman v. Davison 11 Vt. 660 1839 1 Vermont
Lowe v. Weatherley 20 N.C. 212 1839 0 North Carolina
Dicken v. Cotton 22 N.C. 272 1839 0 North Carolina
Sortwell v. Jewett 9 Ohio 180 1839 1 Ohio
Montgomery v. Wynns 20 N.C. 527 1839 0 North Carolina
Fanny v. State 6 Mo. 122 1839 0 Missouri
State v. Wisdom 8 Port. 511 1839 0 Alabama
Otis v. Strafford 10 N.H. 352 1839 1 New Hampshire
Utley v. Rawlins 22 N.C. 438 1839 0 North Carolina
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 United States
Tide Water Canal Co. v. Archer 9 G. & J. 479 1839 1 Maryland