Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Haxall's Ex'ors v. Shippen 37 Va. 536 1839 1 Virginia
Trustees of McIntire Poor School v. Zanesville Canal & Manufacturing Co. 9 Ohio 203 1839 1 Ohio
Graysons v. Richards 37 Va. 57 1839 1 Virginia
Wooldridge v. Wilkins 4 Miss. 360 1839 1 Mississippi
Van Rensselaer v. Akin 22 Wend. 549 1839 1 New York
Pierce's Adm'r v. Trigg's Heirs 37 Va. 406 1839 1 Virginia
Pickett's Executors v. Ford 5 Miss. 246 1839 0 Mississippi