Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
St. John v. O'Connel 7 Port. 466 1838 0 Transfer of property dispute Alabama
Sims v. Hundly 3 Miss. 896 1838 0 Recovery for property Mississippi
State v. Hathaway 20 N.C. 125 1838 0 Harboring or maintaining a runaway slave North Carolina
Caton v. MacTavish 10 G. & J. 192 1838 0 Maryland
Mason v. Bond & Co. 36 Va. 73 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
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
Smith v. Berry 8 Ohio 365 1838 1 Ohio
Hayward v. Hayward 37 Mass. 517 1838 1 Massachusetts
French v. Hall 9 N.H. 137 1838 1 New Hampshire
Allen v. McCoy 8 Ohio 418 1838 1 Ohio
Morrison v. Bennet 17 F. Cas. 836 1838 0 Mortgage dispute United States