Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Towell v. Gatewood 3 Ill. 22 1839 1 Illinois
Tide Water Canal Co. v. Archer 9 G. & J. 479 1839 1 Maryland
Bassett v. Johnson 2 N.J. Eq. 154 1839 1 New Jersey
E. L. B. Brooks v. Clayes 10 Vt. 37 1838 1 Vermont
Allen v. McCoy 8 Ohio 418 1838 1 Ohio
Peacock v. Tompkins 19 Tenn. 317 1838 1 Tennessee
French v. Hall 9 N.H. 137 1838 1 New Hampshire
Jennings v. Sykes 22 N.C. 151 1838 0 North Carolina
Parker v. Vick 22 N.C. 195 1838 0 North Carolina
Kirk v. Commonwealth 36 Va. 220 1838 1 Virginia
Minor v. Stewart 3 Miss. 912 1838 0 Mississippi
Carmichael v. Trustees of School Lands 4 Miss. 84 1838 0 Mississippi
Yerby v. Grigsby 36 Va. 142 1838 1 Virginia
Mitchell v. Rainey 20 N.C. 61 1838 0 North Carolina
Edwards v. Williams 3 Miss. 846 1838 0 Mississippi
Wilcox v. Pearman 36 Va. 61 1838 1 Virginia
Cunningham ex rel. Remington v. Offutt 5 D.C. 524 1838 0 United States
Brown & Rives v. Ralston & Pleasants 36 Va. 190 1838 1 Virginia
Tatum v. Tatum 36 N.C. 113 1838 0 North Carolina
St. John v. O'Connel 7 Port. 466 1838 0 Alabama