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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sutton v. Crain 10 G. & J. 458 1839 0 Maryland
Moore's Adm'r v. George's Adm'r 37 Va. 228 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Banks v. Wilks 20 Tenn. 279 1839 0 Tennessee
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee
Deer v. Devin 20 Tenn. 66 1839 0 Tennessee
Horsely v. Branch 20 Tenn. 199 1839 0 Tennessee
Findlay v. Hickman 37 Va. 354 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Waters v. Duvall 11 G. & J. 37 1839 0 Maryland
Crawford v. Moses 37 Va. 277 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Chambers v. Hise 22 N.C. 305 1839 0 North Carolina
Case of Williams 29 F. Cas. 1334 1839 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
Hansford v. Mills 9 Port. 509 1839 0 Alabama
Dicken v. Cotton 22 N.C. 272 1839 0 North Carolina
Ralston v. Telfair 22 N.C. 414 1839 0 North Carolina
White v. White 20 N.C. 401 1839 0 North Carolina
Mordecai v. Beal 8 Port. 529 1839 0 Alabama
Beverly v. Williams 20 N.C. 236 1839 0 North Carolina
Spencer v. Pilcher 37 Va. 490 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA
Pownal v. Taylor 37 Va. 172 1839 0 SC of Appeals VA