Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hinds v. Brazealle 3 Miss. 837 1838 0 Deed of empanicpation dispute Mississippi
Brown v. Long 22 N.C. 138 1838 1 North Carolina
Beers, Booth & St. John v. Spooner 36 Va. 64 1838 1 Virginia
Maury's Adm'r v. Mason's Adm'r 8 Port. 211 1838 1 Alabama
Chapman v. Chevis 36 Va. 112 1838 1 Virginia
Ashby's Adm'x v. Smith's Ex'x 36 Va. 68 1838 1 Virginia
State v. Ray 24 S.C.L. 1 1838 1 South Carolina
Mitchell v. Rainey 20 N.C. 61 1838 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Jackson ex dem. Suffern v. McConnell 19 Wend. 175 1838 1 New York
Pegram v. May 36 Va. 71 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Austin Parker & Co. v. Gordon 23 S.C.L. 270 1838 1 South Carolina
Tatum v. Tatum 36 N.C. 113 1838 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Sampson v. Burgwin 20 N.C. 28 1838 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Whitehead v. Middleton 3 Miss. 692 1838 1 Mississippi
Gray v. Crocheron 8 Port. 191 1838 0 Trover Alabama
Mowatt v. Carow 7 Paige Ch. 328 1838 1 New York
Regents of the University of Maryland v. Williams 9 G. & J. 365 1838 1 Maryland
Barkeloo v. Randall 4 Blackf. 476 1838 1 Indiana
Gambling v. Read 19 Tenn. 281 1838 0 Tennessee
In re Hannah 2 Del. 365 1838 0 Order of funeral payment for a former enslaved person by the descendant's of the deceased previous owner Delaware