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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lowry v. Houston 4 Miss. 394 1839 0 Mississippi
James v. Tait 8 Port. 476 1839 0 Alabama
State v. Murphy 9 Port. 487 1839 0 Alabama
Pavageau, F. M. C. v. His Creditors 13 La. 354 1839 0 Louisiana
Murphy v. Grice 22 N.C. 199 1839 0 North Carolina
State v. Edney 20 N.C. 378 1839 0 North Carolina
Moss v. Green 37 Va. 251 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Findlay v. Hickman 37 Va. 354 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Clarke v. Dunnavant 37 Va. 13 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ruddle's Ex'or v. Ben 37 Va. 467 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Hansford v. Mills 9 Port. 509 1839 0 Alabama
Jackson v. Jackson 37 Va. 448 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Rochelle v. Rochelle 37 Va. 125 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Hopewell v. Cumberland Bank of Alleghany 37 Va. 206 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Pownal v. Taylor 37 Va. 172 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Catlett v. Marshall 37 Va. 79 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Moore's Adm'r v. George's Adm'r 37 Va. 228 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Danley v. Edwards 1 Ark. 437 1839 0 Arkansas
Edwards v. Nicholson 13 La. 582 1839 0 Louisiana
Tourney v. Sinclair 4 Miss. 324 1839 0 Mississippi