Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Brunson v. Brunson 19 Tenn. 630 1838 0 Tennessee
Underwood v. Dismukes 19 Tenn. 299 1838 0 Tennessee
Weedon v. Wallace 19 Tenn. 286 1838 0 Tennessee
McCollum v. Smith 19 Tenn. 342 1838 0 Tennessee
Tindal v. Hudson 2 Del. 441 1838 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
Brown v. Hicks 1 Ark. 232 1838 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Kercheval v. Harney 19 Tenn. 403 1838 0 Tennessee
Wood v. Jones 19 Tenn. 513 1838 0 Tennessee
Chandler v. Byrd 1 Ark. 152 1838 0 Action of debt Arkansas
Botts v. Armstrong 8 Port. 57 1838 0 Wrongfully sending away enslaved persons Alabama
Sims v. Hundly 3 Miss. 896 1838 0 Recovery for property Mississippi
M'Cutchen v. M'Cutchen 8 Port. 151 1838 0 Detinue for a Enslaved Person Alabama
Edwards v. Williams 3 Miss. 846 1838 0 Recovery for slave Mississippi
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
Hawkins ex rel. Mundell v. Bowie 9 G. & J. 428 1838 0 Maryland
Caton v. Carter 9 G. & J. 476 1838 0 Maryland
Thompson v. Thompson 3 Miss. 737 1838 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Harrington v. Harrington 3 Miss. 701 1838 0 Deed dispute Mississippi
Carmichael v. Trustees of School Lands 4 Miss. 84 1838 0 Trespass committed by slave Mississippi