Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
State v. Hathaway 20 N.C. 125 1838 0 Harboring or maintaining a runaway slave North Carolina
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
Slade v. Rhodes 22 N.C. 24 1838 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Craighead v. State Bank 19 Tenn. 199 1838 1 Tennessee
Atkinson v. Robinson 36 Va. 144 1838 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Vaughan v. Dickens 22 N.C. 52 1838 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Phillips v. Short 2 Del. 339 1838 0 Order of replevin to the proper descendant after a lufe estate Delaware
Steel v. Worthington 7 Port. 266 1838 0 Detinue Alabama
Smith v. Browne's Adm'r 36 Va. 111 1838 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
McLin v. McNamara 22 N.C. 82 1838 1 North Carolina
French v. Hall 9 N.H. 137 1838 1 New Hampshire
Weaver v. Tapscott 36 Va. 155 1838 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Popelston v. Skinner 20 N.C. 156 1838 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Edwards v. Williams 3 Miss. 846 1838 0 Recovery for slave Mississippi
Yarborough v. Abernathy 19 Tenn. 413 1838 1 Tennessee
Hairston v. Woods 36 Va. 115 1838 0 Action for debt SC of Appeals VA
Owen v. Boyle 15 Me. 147 1838 1 Maine