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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Brunson v. Brunson 19 Tenn. 630 1838 0 Tennessee
Reid v. Campbell 19 Tenn. 378 1838 0 Tennessee
Jordan v. Black 19 Tenn. 142 1838 0 Tennessee
Chunn v. Chunn 19 Tenn. 131 1838 0 Tennessee
Jacob v. Sharp 19 Tenn. 114 1838 0 Tennessee
Jones v. State 19 Tenn. 120 1838 0 Tennessee
State v. Jesse 20 N.C. 98 1838 0 Double Jeopardy North Carolina
Boyle v. Townes 36 Va. 66 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Brown v. Hicks 1 Ark. 232 1838 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Stewart v. Miller 19 Tenn. 574 1838 0 Tennessee
Potter v. Coward 19 Tenn. 22 1838 0 Tennessee
Angus v. Dickerson 19 Tenn. 459 1838 0 Tennessee
Erskine v. Henry 36 Va. 75 1838 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
State v. Claiborne 19 Tenn. 331 1838 0 Tennessee
Lightfoot v. Strother 36 Va. 163 1838 0 Action to recover a slave SC of Appeals VA
Dodge v. Brittain 19 Tenn. 84 1838 0 Tennessee
Weaver v. Tapscott 36 Va. 155 1838 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Wilson v. Alexander 36 Va. 166 1838 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Allen v. Sarah 2 Del. 434 1838 0 Granting of freedom after an illegal exportation Delaware
Bell v. McCormick 5 D.C. 398 1838 0 Wills and Bequeathments United States