Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ewing v. Cantrell 19 Tenn. 364 1838 1 Tennessee
Ashby's Adm'x v. Smith's Ex'x 36 Va. 68 1838 1 Virginia
Towner v. Lane's Adm'r 36 Va. 101 1838 1 Virginia
Hinds v. Brazealle 3 Miss. 837 1838 0 Deed of empanicpation dispute Mississippi
Beers, Booth & St. John v. Spooner 36 Va. 64 1838 1 Virginia
Cross v. Cross's Adm'r 36 Va. 95 1838 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Brown v. Long 22 N.C. 138 1838 1 North Carolina
Houston v. Dyche 19 Tenn. 76 1838 1 Tennessee
Commonwealth v. Fells 36 Va. 216 1838 1 Virginia
Boyle v. Commonwealth 55 Va. 674 1838 1 Virginia
Case v. Riker 10 Vt. 482 1838 1 Vermont
State v. Ray 24 S.C.L. 1 1838 1 South Carolina
Maury's Adm'r v. Mason's Adm'r 8 Port. 211 1838 1 Alabama
Jenkins v. Pye 37 U.S. 241 1838 1 United States
Spooner v. McConnell 22 F. Cas. 939 1838 1 United States
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