Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Burroughs v. McNeill 22 N.C. 297 1839 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Literary Fund v. Dawson 37 Va. 147 1839 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Lenox v. Pike 2 Ark. 14 1839 0 Dentinue in finding enslaved persons Arkansas
Reid v. Edwards 7 Port. 508 1838 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Caton v. Carter 9 G. & J. 476 1838 0 Maryland
Reid v. Campbell 19 Tenn. 378 1838 0 Tennessee
Cheney v. Duke 10 G. & J. 11 1838 0 Maryland
Allen v. Sarah 2 Del. 434 1838 0 Granting of freedom after an illegal exportation Delaware
Brunson v. Brunson 19 Tenn. 630 1838 0 Tennessee
Caton v. MacTavish 10 G. & J. 192 1838 0 Maryland
Underwood v. Dismukes 19 Tenn. 299 1838 0 Tennessee
Weedon v. Wallace 19 Tenn. 286 1838 0 Tennessee
Potter v. Coward 19 Tenn. 22 1838 0 Tennessee
Phillips v. Hicks 1 Ark. 245 1838 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Brown v. Hicks 1 Ark. 232 1838 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Chandler v. Byrd 1 Ark. 152 1838 0 Action of debt Arkansas
State ex rel. Wroth v. Nicols 10 G. & J. 27 1838 0 Maryland
McCollum v. Smith 19 Tenn. 342 1838 0 Tennessee
Kercheval v. Harney 19 Tenn. 403 1838 0 Tennessee
Wood v. Jones 19 Tenn. 513 1838 0 Tennessee