| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray v. Crocheron | 8 Port. 191 | 1838 | 0 | Trover | Alabama |
| Parker v. Vick | 22 N.C. 195 | 1838 | 0 | Deeds | North Carolina |
| Burkhead v. Colson | 22 N.C. 77 | 1838 | 0 | Mortgages/Deeds | North Carolina |
| Sampson v. Burgwin | 20 N.C. 28 | 1838 | 0 | Suit for freedom | North Carolina |
| Mitchell v. Rainey | 20 N.C. 61 | 1838 | 0 | Action of detinue | North Carolina |
| Kayser v. Disher | 36 Va. 132 | 1838 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Tapp's Adm'r v. Rankin | 36 Va. 172 | 1838 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Magee v. Toland | 8 Port. 36 | 1838 | 0 | Detinue | Alabama |
| State v. Bennett | 20 N.C. 43 | 1838 | 0 | Action of trespass | North Carolina |
| Gambling v. Read | 19 Tenn. 281 | 1838 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Gibson v. McCormick | 10 G. & J. 65 | 1838 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Jackson ex dem. Suffern v. McConnell | 19 Wend. 175 | 1838 | 1 | New York | |
| Tatum v. Tatum | 36 N.C. 113 | 1838 | 0 | Property Interests | North Carolina |
| Barkeloo v. Randall | 4 Blackf. 476 | 1838 | 1 | Indiana | |
| Whitehead v. Middleton | 3 Miss. 692 | 1838 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Mowatt v. Carow | 7 Paige Ch. 328 | 1838 | 1 | New York | |
| In re Hannah | 2 Del. 365 | 1838 | 0 | Order of funeral payment for a former enslaved person by the descendant's of the deceased previous owner | Delaware |
| Regents of the University of Maryland v. Williams | 9 G. & J. 365 | 1838 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Pearson v. Taylor | 20 N.C. 60 | 1838 | 0 | Action of trover | North Carolina |
| Caplinger v. Stokes | 19 Tenn. 175 | 1838 | 0 | Tennessee |