Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Edwards v. Williams 3 Miss. 846 1838 0 Recovery for slave Mississippi
Reid v. Campbell 19 Tenn. 378 1838 0 Tennessee
Dozier v. Joyce 8 Port. 303 1838 0 Detinue for wrongful detention of enslaved persons Alabama
Trotter v. Blocker 6 Port. 269 1838 0 Enslaved PersonsFreed in Will, but Heirs to Estate Tried to Retain Hold of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Greene v. Linton 7 Port. 133 1838 0 Property dipsute Alabama
State v. Claiborne 19 Tenn. 331 1838 0 Tennessee
Angus v. Dickerson 19 Tenn. 459 1838 0 Tennessee
Reid v. Edwards 7 Port. 508 1838 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
St. John v. O'Connel 7 Port. 466 1838 0 Transfer of property dispute Alabama
Jordan v. Black 19 Tenn. 142 1838 0 Tennessee
State ex rel. Wroth v. Nicols 10 G. & J. 27 1838 0 Maryland
Phillips v. Hicks 1 Ark. 245 1838 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Boyle v. Townes 36 Va. 66 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Henderson v. Henderson's Administrator 5 D.C. 469 1838 0 Creditor Remedies United States
Brown v. Hicks 1 Ark. 232 1838 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Cheney v. Duke 10 G. & J. 11 1838 0 Maryland
Chandler v. Byrd 1 Ark. 152 1838 0 Action of debt Arkansas
Jones v. State 19 Tenn. 120 1838 0 Tennessee
McCollum v. Smith 19 Tenn. 342 1838 0 Tennessee
Harrington v. Harrington 3 Miss. 701 1838 0 Deed dispute Mississippi