Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Edwards v. Williams 3 Miss. 846 1838 0 Recovery for slave Mississippi
Boyle v. Townes 36 Va. 66 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
State ex rel. Wroth v. Nicols 10 G. & J. 27 1838 0 Maryland
Cheney v. Duke 10 G. & J. 11 1838 0 Maryland
Bunting v. Ricks 22 N.C. 130 1838 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Whitesides v. Williams 22 N.C. 153 1838 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Jones v. State 19 Tenn. 120 1838 0 Tennessee
Jacob v. Sharp 19 Tenn. 114 1838 0 Tennessee
Chunn v. Chunn 19 Tenn. 131 1838 0 Tennessee
Jordan v. Black 19 Tenn. 142 1838 0 Tennessee
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
Owen v. Boyle 15 Me. 147 1838 1 Maine
McLin v. McNamara 22 N.C. 82 1838 1 North Carolina
Parsons v. M'Cracken 36 Va. 177 1838 0 Action to recover a slave SC of Appeals VA
Scates v. Wilson & Edmunds 36 Va. 170 1838 1 Virginia
Blanton v. King 3 Miss. 856 1838 1 Mississippi
Pegram v. May 36 Va. 71 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Cheatham v. Burfoot 36 Va. 206 1838 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA