Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Deane v. Hansford 36 Va. 98 1838 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Miars v. Bedgood Ex'or of Fulgham 36 Va. 133 1838 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
State v. Claiborne 19 Tenn. 331 1838 0 Tennessee
Handly v. Snodgrass 36 Va. 174 1838 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Mason v. Bond & Co. 36 Va. 73 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Boyle v. Townes 36 Va. 66 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Parks v. Hewlett 36 Va. 183 1838 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
M'Cutchen v. M'Cutchen 8 Port. 151 1838 0 Detinue for a Enslaved Person Alabama
Copewood v. Taylor's adm'r 7 Port. 33 1838 0 Trover Alabama
Angus v. Dickerson 19 Tenn. 459 1838 0 Tennessee
Dodge v. Brittain 19 Tenn. 84 1838 0 Tennessee
Bell v. McCormick 5 D.C. 398 1838 0 Wills and Bequeathments United States
Hayward v. Hayward 37 Mass. 517 1838 1 Massachusetts
Ricks v. Dillahunty 8 Port. 133 1838 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Henderson v. Henderson's Administrator 5 D.C. 469 1838 0 Creditor Remedies United States
Lightfoot v. Strother 36 Va. 163 1838 0 Action to recover a slave SC of Appeals VA
State v. Jesse 20 N.C. 98 1838 0 Double Jeopardy North Carolina
Banks v. Thomas 19 Tenn. 28 1838 0 Tennessee
Dearin v. Fitzpatrick 19 Tenn. 551 1838 0 Tennessee
Tindal v. Hudson 2 Del. 441 1838 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware