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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Greene v. Linton 7 Port. 133 1838 0 Property dipsute Alabama
Wood v. Jones 19 Tenn. 513 1838 0 Tennessee
State v. Jesse 20 N.C. 98 1838 0 Double Jeopardy North Carolina
Wilson v. Alexander 36 Va. 166 1838 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Phillips v. Hicks 1 Ark. 245 1838 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Weaver v. Tapscott 36 Va. 155 1838 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Allen v. Sarah 2 Del. 434 1838 0 Granting of freedom after an illegal exportation Delaware
Weedon v. Wallace 19 Tenn. 286 1838 0 Tennessee
Craighead v. State Bank 19 Tenn. 199 1838 1 Tennessee
Kirk v. Commonwealth 36 Va. 220 1838 1 Virginia
Dodge v. Brittain 19 Tenn. 84 1838 0 Tennessee
Wilcox v. Pearman 36 Va. 61 1838 1 Virginia
Smith v. Browne's Adm'r 36 Va. 111 1838 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Wyman v. Campbell 6 Port. 219 1838 0 Sale dispute Alabama
Bell v. McCormick 5 D.C. 398 1838 0 Wills and Bequeathments United States
M'Graw v Davenport 6 Port. 319 1838 0 Conveyance of Enenslaved persond Persosn in Will Alabama
Dearin v. Fitzpatrick 19 Tenn. 551 1838 0 Tennessee
Deane v. Hansford 36 Va. 98 1838 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Goodwin v. Lloyd 8 Port. 237 1838 0 Action of detinue Alabama
Coots v. Morton's 5 D.C. 409 1838 0 Freedom Petition/ Wills United States