Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Edwards v. Williams 3 Miss. 846 1838 0 Recovery for slave Mississippi
Pegram v. May 36 Va. 71 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Cheatham v. Burfoot 36 Va. 206 1838 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
State v. Jesse 20 N.C. 98 1838 0 Double Jeopardy North Carolina
Singleton v. Gayle 8 Port. 270 1838 0 Bill to Foreclose Mortgage Alabama
Couch v. Campbell 6 Port. 262 1838 0 Trespass Alabama
Thompson v. Thompson 3 Miss. 737 1838 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Jordan v. Black 19 Tenn. 142 1838 0 Tennessee
Allen v. Sarah 2 Del. 434 1838 0 Granting of freedom after an illegal exportation Delaware
Smith v. Thomas 22 N.C. 126 1838 0 Deeds North Carolina
Bell v. McCormick 5 D.C. 398 1838 0 Wills and Bequeathments United States
Van Kleeck v. Dutch Church 20 Wend. 457 1838 0 Will & Trust Court for the Correction of Errors of New York
Phillips v. Hicks 1 Ark. 245 1838 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Brown v. Hicks 1 Ark. 232 1838 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Chandler v. Byrd 1 Ark. 152 1838 0 Action of debt Arkansas
State v. Claiborne 19 Tenn. 331 1838 0 Tennessee
State v. Leigh 20 N.C. 127 1838 0 Indictment against a justice of the peace North Carolina
Taylor v. Brooks 20 N.C. 139 1838 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Lightfoot v. Strother 36 Va. 163 1838 0 Action to recover a slave SC of Appeals VA
Reid v. Edwards 7 Port. 508 1838 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama