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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Weaver v. Carter 37 Va. 37 1839 1 Virginia
Spruill v. Cannon 22 N.C. 400 1839 0 North Carolina
Burroughs v. McNeill 22 N.C. 297 1839 0 North Carolina
Lupton v. Janney 38 U.S. 381 1839 1 United States
Sortwell v. Jewett 9 Ohio 180 1839 1 Ohio
Orne v. Sullivan 4 Miss. 161 1839 1 Mississippi
Ware v. Stephenson 37 Va. 155 1839 1 Virginia
M'Alister v. Olmstead 20 Tenn. 210 1839 0 Tennessee
Chambers v. Hise 22 N.C. 305 1839 0 North Carolina
Corcoran v. Jones 6 F. Cas. 544 1839 0 United States