Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Boren v. M'Gehee 6 Port. 432 1838 0 Levy on execution of sale Alabama
M'Cutchen v. M'Cutchen 8 Port. 151 1838 0 Detinue for a Enslaved Person Alabama
Wyman v. Campbell 6 Port. 219 1838 0 Sale dispute Alabama
Angus v. Dickerson 19 Tenn. 459 1838 0 Tennessee
Potter v. Coward 19 Tenn. 22 1838 0 Tennessee
Gambling v. Read 19 Tenn. 281 1838 0 Tennessee
Sims v. Hundly 3 Miss. 896 1838 0 Recovery for property Mississippi
Caplinger v. Stokes 19 Tenn. 175 1838 0 Tennessee
Lightfoot v. Strother 36 Va. 163 1838 0 Action to recover a slave SC of Appeals VA
Edwards v. Williams 3 Miss. 846 1838 0 Recovery for slave Mississippi
Coots v. Morton's 5 D.C. 409 1838 0 Freedom Petition/ Wills United States
Erskine v. Henry 36 Va. 75 1838 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Dodge v. Brittain 19 Tenn. 84 1838 0 Tennessee
Thompson v. Thompson 3 Miss. 737 1838 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Mason v. Bond & Co. 36 Va. 73 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Stewart v. Miller 19 Tenn. 574 1838 0 Tennessee
Trotter v. Blocker 6 Port. 269 1838 0 Enslaved PersonsFreed in Will, but Heirs to Estate Tried to Retain Hold of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Hinds v. Brazealle 3 Miss. 837 1838 0 Deed of empanicpation dispute Mississippi
Harrington v. Harrington 3 Miss. 701 1838 0 Deed dispute Mississippi
Botts v. Armstrong 8 Port. 57 1838 0 Wrongfully sending away enslaved persons Alabama