Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Cheney v. Duke 10 G. & J. 11 1838 0 Maryland
Boyle v. Townes 36 Va. 66 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Caton v. MacTavish 10 G. & J. 192 1838 0 Maryland
Hinds v. Brazealle 3 Miss. 837 1838 0 Deed of empanicpation dispute Mississippi
Carmichael v. Trustees of School Lands 4 Miss. 84 1838 0 Trespass committed by slave Mississippi
Chunn v. Chunn 19 Tenn. 131 1838 0 Tennessee
State ex rel. Wroth v. Nicols 10 G. & J. 27 1838 0 Maryland
Mason v. Bond & Co. 36 Va. 73 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Wood v. Jones 19 Tenn. 513 1838 0 Tennessee
Caplinger v. Stokes 19 Tenn. 175 1838 0 Tennessee
M'Cutchen v. M'Cutchen 8 Port. 151 1838 0 Detinue for a Enslaved Person Alabama
Jennings v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 512 1838 0 Appeal of conviction of being out past curfew. United States
Edwards v. Williams 3 Miss. 846 1838 0 Recovery for slave Mississippi
Chandler v. Byrd 1 Ark. 152 1838 0 Action of debt Arkansas
Brunson v. Brunson 19 Tenn. 630 1838 0 Tennessee
Couch v. Campbell 6 Port. 262 1838 0 Trespass Alabama
McCollum v. Smith 19 Tenn. 342 1838 0 Tennessee
Boren v. M'Gehee 6 Port. 432 1838 0 Levy on execution of sale Alabama
Smith v. Browne's Adm'r 36 Va. 111 1838 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Singleton v. Gayle 8 Port. 270 1838 0 Bill to Foreclose Mortgage Alabama