Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Locke v. Armstrong 22 N.C. 147 1838 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Lamb v. Trogden 22 N.C. 190 1838 0 Accounts North Carolina
Conner v. Satchwell 20 N.C. 72 1838 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Graham v. Davidson 22 N.C. 155 1838 0 Descent & Distribution North Carolina
Whitesides v. Williams 22 N.C. 153 1838 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
State v. Hathaway 20 N.C. 125 1838 0 Harboring or maintaining a runaway slave North Carolina
Bunting v. Ricks 22 N.C. 130 1838 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Surviving Partners of Massey v. M'Dowell 20 N.C. 120 1838 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Brown v. Hicks 1 Ark. 232 1838 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Bell v. McCormick 5 D.C. 398 1838 0 Wills and Bequeathments United States
Gee v. Gee 22 N.C. 103 1838 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Smith v. Thomas 22 N.C. 126 1838 0 Deeds North Carolina
Peacock v. Tompkins 19 Tenn. 317 1838 1 Tennessee
Handly v. Snodgrass 36 Va. 174 1838 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
E. L. B. Brooks v. Clayes 10 Vt. 37 1838 1 Vermont
Smith v. Garey 22 N.C. 42 1838 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Hunt v. Davis 20 N.C. 42 1838 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Popelston v. Skinner 20 N.C. 156 1838 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Kneeland v. Ensley 19 Tenn. 620 1838 0 Tennessee
Reid v. Edwards 7 Port. 508 1838 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama