Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Magoffin v. Stringer 13 La. 370 1839 0 Louisiana
Brown v. Morris 20 N.C. 429 1839 1 North Carolina
Goldenbow v. Wright 13 La. 371 1839 0 Louisiana
Lobdell v. Bullitt 13 La. 348 1839 0 Louisiana
Lesassier v. Dashiell 13 La. 151 1839 0 Louisiana
Polk v. Gallant 22 N.C. 395 1839 1 North Carolina
Deaver v. Rice 20 N.C. 431 1839 1 North Carolina
Sumner v. Moore 23 F. Cas. 389 1839 1 United States
Reynaud's Heirs v. Peytavin's Executors 13 La. 121 1839 0 Louisiana
Johnson v. Planters Bank 20 Tenn. 77 1839 1 Tennessee