Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lightfoot v. Strother 36 Va. 163 1838 0 Action to recover a slave SC of Appeals VA
Angus v. Dickerson 19 Tenn. 459 1838 0 Tennessee
French v. Hall 9 N.H. 137 1838 1 New Hampshire
Erskine v. Henry 36 Va. 75 1838 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Yarborough v. Abernathy 19 Tenn. 413 1838 1 Tennessee
McCollum v. Smith 19 Tenn. 342 1838 0 Tennessee
Ned v. State 7 Port. 187 1838 0 Alabama
Dodge v. Brittain 19 Tenn. 84 1838 0 Tennessee
Hynson v. Terry 1 Ark. 83 1838 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Mason v. Bond & Co. 36 Va. 73 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Allen v. McCoy 8 Ohio 418 1838 1 Ohio
Kirk v. Commonwealth 36 Va. 220 1838 1 Virginia
Boren v. M'Gehee 6 Port. 432 1838 0 Levy on execution of sale Alabama
Allen v. Sarah 2 Del. 434 1838 0 Granting of freedom after an illegal exportation Delaware
Brown & Rives v. Ralston & Pleasants 36 Va. 190 1838 1 Virginia
Reid v. Edwards 7 Port. 508 1838 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Owen v. Boyle 15 Me. 147 1838 1 Maine
Atkinson v. Robinson 36 Va. 144 1838 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
E. L. B. Brooks v. Clayes 10 Vt. 37 1838 1 Vermont
Wood v. Jones 19 Tenn. 513 1838 0 Tennessee