Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Platt v. Howland 37 Va. 507 1839 1 Virginia
Fisher & Johnson v. Campbell 9 Port. 210 1839 0 Alabama
Mayor of Columbia v. Beasly 20 Tenn. 232 1839 0 Tennessee
Governor ex rel. Lanning v. Harrison 20 N.C. 461 1839 0 North Carolina
Hoppess v. Straw 37 Va. 348 1839 1 Virginia
Nichols v. Burch 5 D.C. 553 1839 0 United States
State v. Wisdom 8 Port. 511 1839 0 Alabama
Norment v. Smith 20 Tenn. 46 1839 0 Tennessee
Watson v. Ogburn 22 N.C. 353 1839 0 North Carolina
Munnerlin v. Birmingham 22 N.C. 358 1839 0 North Carolina
Waters v. Duvall 11 G. & J. 37 1839 0 Maryland
Floyd v. Thompson 20 N.C. 478 1839 0 North Carolina
Ponton v. McLemor 22 N.C. 285 1839 0 North Carolina
Montgomery v. Wynns 20 N.C. 527 1839 0 North Carolina
Hays v. Hays 20 Tenn. 402 1839 0 Tennessee
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 United States
Baptiste, F. W. C. v. Soulie, F. W. C. 13 La. 268 1839 0 Louisiana
Fanny v. State 6 Mo. 122 1839 0 Missouri
Franklin Bank v. Pennsylvania, Delaware & Maryland Steam Navigation Co. 11 G. & J. 28 1839 0 Maryland
Pickard v. Brewer 22 N.C. 428 1839 0 North Carolina