Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gibson v. McCormick 10 G. & J. 65 1838 0 Maryland
Singleton v. Gayle 8 Port. 270 1838 0 Bill to Foreclose Mortgage Alabama
Kayser v. Disher 36 Va. 132 1838 1 Virginia
Scates v. Wilson & Edmunds 36 Va. 170 1838 1 Virginia
The Etna 8 F. Cas. 803 1838 0 Suit for subtraction of wages District Court, D. Maine
Tapp's Adm'r v. Rankin 36 Va. 172 1838 1 Virginia
Parker v. Vick 22 N.C. 195 1838 0 Deeds North Carolina
Burkhead v. Colson 22 N.C. 77 1838 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Craighead v. State Bank 19 Tenn. 199 1838 1 Tennessee
Atkinson v. Robinson 36 Va. 144 1838 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Greenlee's Adm'r v. Bailey 36 Va. 188 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Crockett v. Crockett 19 Tenn. 95 1838 1 Tennessee
Hairston v. Woods 36 Va. 115 1838 0 Action for debt SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Browne's Adm'r 36 Va. 111 1838 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Wilson v. Alexander 36 Va. 166 1838 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
McLin v. McNamara 22 N.C. 82 1838 1 North Carolina
Owen v. Boyle 15 Me. 147 1838 1 Maine
Weaver v. Tapscott 36 Va. 155 1838 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Yarborough v. Abernathy 19 Tenn. 413 1838 1 Tennessee
Jennings v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 512 1838 0 Appeal of conviction of being out past curfew. United States