Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hinds v. Brazealle 3 Miss. 837 1838 0 Deed of empanicpation dispute Mississippi
Brown v. Long 22 N.C. 138 1838 1 North Carolina
Beers, Booth & St. John v. Spooner 36 Va. 64 1838 1 Virginia
Maury's Adm'r v. Mason's Adm'r 8 Port. 211 1838 1 Alabama
Chapman v. Chevis 36 Va. 112 1838 1 Virginia
Ashby's Adm'x v. Smith's Ex'x 36 Va. 68 1838 1 Virginia
State v. Ray 24 S.C.L. 1 1838 1 South Carolina
Rose's Adm'x v. Burgess 37 Va. 186 1839 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Danley v. Edwards 1 Ark. 437 1839 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Hervey v. Harvey 15 Me. 357 1839 1 Maine
Terrell v. Imboden 37 Va. 321 1839 1 Virginia
Garland v. Agee's Adm'r 34 Va. 362 1839 1 Virginia
Sailor v. Hertzog 4 Whart. 259 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Davison v. Wolf 9 Ohio 73 1839 1 Ohio
M'Clung v. Beirne 37 Va. 349 1839 1 Virginia
Mims v. Mims 20 Tenn. 425 1839 1 Tennessee
Knowles v. Lord 4 Whart. 500 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Commonwealth v. Woodson 36 Va. 234 1839 1 Virginia
McFarland's Administrators v. Clark 39 Ky. 134 1839 1 Kentucky
Maples ex rel. Broughton v. Maples 14 S.C. Eq. 300 1839 1 South Carolina