Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Minor v. Stewart 3 Miss. 912 1838 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Smith v. Garey 22 N.C. 42 1838 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Slade v. Rhodes 22 N.C. 24 1838 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Vaughan v. Dickens 22 N.C. 52 1838 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Caldwell v. Smith 20 N.C. 64 1838 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Graham v. Davidson 22 N.C. 155 1838 0 Descent & Distribution North Carolina
Lamb v. Trogden 22 N.C. 190 1838 0 Accounts North Carolina
State v. Leigh 20 N.C. 127 1838 0 Indictment against a justice of the peace North Carolina
Conner v. Satchwell 20 N.C. 72 1838 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Chunn v. Chunn 19 Tenn. 131 1838 0 Tennessee
Jordan v. Black 19 Tenn. 142 1838 0 Tennessee
Lightfoot v. Strother 36 Va. 163 1838 0 Action to recover a slave SC of Appeals VA
Coots v. Morton's 5 D.C. 409 1838 0 Freedom Petition/ Wills United States
Lamb v. Wragg 8 Port. 73 1838 0 Right of Property Alabama
Erskine v. Henry 36 Va. 75 1838 0 Suit for freedom 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
Edwards v. Williams 3 Miss. 846 1838 0 Recovery for slave Mississippi
Copewood v. Taylor's adm'r 7 Port. 33 1838 0 Trover Alabama
Wyman v. Campbell 6 Port. 219 1838 0 Sale dispute Alabama