Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Heirs of Capal v. M'Millan 8 Port. 197 1838 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Hitchcock v. Lukens 8 Port. 333 1838 0 Recovery for damages for loss of enslaved person Alabama
Bell v. McCormick 5 D.C. 398 1838 0 Wills and Bequeathments United States
Allen v. Sarah 2 Del. 434 1838 0 Granting of freedom after an illegal exportation Delaware
Caton v. Carter 9 G. & J. 476 1838 0 Maryland
Hawkins ex rel. Mundell v. Bowie 9 G. & J. 428 1838 0 Maryland
Smith v. Berry 8 Ohio 365 1838 1 Ohio
State ex rel. Wroth v. Nicols 10 G. & J. 27 1838 0 Maryland
Caton v. MacTavish 10 G. & J. 192 1838 0 Maryland
Cheney v. Duke 10 G. & J. 11 1838 0 Maryland
State v. Jesse 20 N.C. 98 1838 0 Double Jeopardy North Carolina
M'Cutchen v. M'Cutchen 8 Port. 151 1838 0 Detinue for a Enslaved Person Alabama
Parks v. Hewlett 36 Va. 183 1838 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Deane v. Hansford 36 Va. 98 1838 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Miars v. Bedgood Ex'or of Fulgham 36 Va. 133 1838 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Handly v. Snodgrass 36 Va. 174 1838 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Banks v. Thomas 19 Tenn. 28 1838 0 Tennessee
Dearin v. Fitzpatrick 19 Tenn. 551 1838 0 Tennessee
Hayward v. Hayward 37 Mass. 517 1838 1 Massachusetts
Mason v. Bond & Co. 36 Va. 73 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA