Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Botts v. Armstrong 8 Port. 57 1838 0 Wrongfully sending away enslaved persons Alabama
Goodwin v. Lloyd 8 Port. 237 1838 0 Action of detinue Alabama
Weaver v. Tapscott 36 Va. 155 1838 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Wilson v. Alexander 36 Va. 166 1838 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Bell v. McCormick 5 D.C. 398 1838 0 Wills and Bequeathments United States
Trotter v. Blocker 6 Port. 269 1838 0 Enslaved PersonsFreed in Will, but Heirs to Estate Tried to Retain Hold of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Yerby v. Grigsby 36 Va. 142 1838 1 Virginia
McMorine v. Storey 20 N.C. 87 1838 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Hitchcock v. Lukens 8 Port. 333 1838 0 Recovery for damages for loss of enslaved person Alabama
Conner v. Satchwell 20 N.C. 72 1838 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Lamb v. Trogden 22 N.C. 190 1838 0 Accounts North Carolina
Jones v. State 19 Tenn. 120 1838 0 Tennessee
Graham v. Davidson 22 N.C. 155 1838 0 Descent & Distribution North Carolina
Surviving Partners of Massey v. M'Dowell 20 N.C. 120 1838 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Jacob v. Sharp 19 Tenn. 114 1838 0 Tennessee
Hairston v. Woods 36 Va. 115 1838 0 Action for debt SC of Appeals VA
Miars v. Bedgood Ex'or of Fulgham 36 Va. 133 1838 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Popelston v. Skinner 20 N.C. 156 1838 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Allen v. Pass 20 N.C. 77 1838 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Slade v. Rhodes 22 N.C. 24 1838 0 Property Interests North Carolina