Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dodge v. Brittain 19 Tenn. 84 1838 0 Tennessee
Surviving Partners of Massey v. M'Dowell 20 N.C. 120 1838 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Harrington v. Harrington 3 Miss. 701 1838 0 Deed dispute Mississippi
Wood v. Jones 19 Tenn. 513 1838 0 Tennessee
Wynns v. Alexander 22 N.C. 58 1838 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Vaughan v. Dickens 22 N.C. 52 1838 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State v. Claiborne 19 Tenn. 331 1838 0 Tennessee
Reid v. Edwards 7 Port. 508 1838 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Deane v. Hansford 36 Va. 98 1838 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Slade v. Rhodes 22 N.C. 24 1838 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Trotter v. Blocker 6 Port. 269 1838 0 Enslaved PersonsFreed in Will, but Heirs to Estate Tried to Retain Hold of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Smith v. Garey 22 N.C. 42 1838 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Hunt v. Davis 20 N.C. 42 1838 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Gee v. Gee 22 N.C. 103 1838 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Carmichael v. Trustees of School Lands 4 Miss. 84 1838 0 Trespass committed by slave Mississippi
Ricks v. Dillahunty 8 Port. 133 1838 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Copewood v. Taylor's adm'r 7 Port. 33 1838 0 Trover Alabama
Lightfoot v. Strother 36 Va. 163 1838 0 Action to recover a slave SC of Appeals VA
Dozier v. Joyce 8 Port. 303 1838 0 Detinue for wrongful detention of enslaved persons Alabama
Erskine v. Henry 36 Va. 75 1838 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA