Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
French v. Hall 9 N.H. 137 1838 1 New Hampshire
Allen v. McCoy 8 Ohio 418 1838 1 Ohio
Hayward v. Hayward 37 Mass. 517 1838 1 Massachusetts
Smith v. Berry 8 Ohio 365 1838 1 Ohio
Botts v. Armstrong 8 Port. 57 1838 0 Wrongfully sending away enslaved persons Alabama
Allen v. Sarah 2 Del. 434 1838 0 Granting of freedom after an illegal exportation Delaware
Banks v. Thomas 19 Tenn. 28 1838 0 Tennessee
Greene v. Linton 7 Port. 133 1838 0 Property dipsute Alabama
Chandler v. Byrd 1 Ark. 152 1838 0 Action of debt Arkansas
Reid v. Campbell 19 Tenn. 378 1838 0 Tennessee
Brunson v. Brunson 19 Tenn. 630 1838 0 Tennessee
Underwood v. Dismukes 19 Tenn. 299 1838 0 Tennessee
Dearin v. Fitzpatrick 19 Tenn. 551 1838 0 Tennessee
Weedon v. Wallace 19 Tenn. 286 1838 0 Tennessee
McCollum v. Smith 19 Tenn. 342 1838 0 Tennessee
Parks v. Hewlett 36 Va. 183 1838 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Kercheval v. Harney 19 Tenn. 403 1838 0 Tennessee
M'Graw v Davenport 6 Port. 319 1838 0 Conveyance of Enenslaved persond Persosn in Will Alabama