Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Yerby v. Grigsby 36 Va. 142 1838 1 Virginia
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
Greenlee's Adm'r v. Bailey 36 Va. 188 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
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
Parks v. Hewlett 36 Va. 183 1838 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Coots v. Morton's 5 D.C. 409 1838 0 Freedom Petition/ Wills United States
Atkinson v. Robinson 36 Va. 144 1838 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Kirk v. Commonwealth 36 Va. 220 1838 1 Virginia
Henderson v. Henderson's Administrator 5 D.C. 469 1838 0 Creditor Remedies United States
Tindal v. Hudson 2 Del. 441 1838 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
Owen v. Boyle 15 Me. 147 1838 1 Maine
McLin v. McNamara 22 N.C. 82 1838 1 North Carolina
Yarborough v. Abernathy 19 Tenn. 413 1838 1 Tennessee
Craighead v. State Bank 19 Tenn. 199 1838 1 Tennessee
Crockett v. Crockett 19 Tenn. 95 1838 1 Tennessee
Chapman v. Chevis 36 Va. 112 1838 1 Virginia
Ewing v. Cantrell 19 Tenn. 364 1838 1 Tennessee