Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Jesse 20 N.C. 98 1838 0 Double Jeopardy North Carolina
Jennings v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 512 1838 0 Appeal of conviction of being out past curfew. United States
Smith v. Browne's Adm'r 36 Va. 111 1838 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Hairston v. Woods 36 Va. 115 1838 0 Action for debt SC of Appeals VA
Dearin v. Fitzpatrick 19 Tenn. 551 1838 0 Tennessee
Wilcox v. Pearman 36 Va. 61 1838 1 Virginia
Banks v. Thomas 19 Tenn. 28 1838 0 Tennessee
Yerby v. Grigsby 36 Va. 142 1838 1 Virginia
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
Greenlee's Adm'r v. Bailey 36 Va. 188 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Phillips v. Hicks 1 Ark. 245 1838 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Brown v. Hicks 1 Ark. 232 1838 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Chandler v. Byrd 1 Ark. 152 1838 0 Action of debt Arkansas
Parks v. Hewlett 36 Va. 183 1838 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Coots v. Morton's 5 D.C. 409 1838 0 Freedom Petition/ Wills United States
Atkinson v. Robinson 36 Va. 144 1838 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Kirk v. Commonwealth 36 Va. 220 1838 1 Virginia
Henderson v. Henderson's Administrator 5 D.C. 469 1838 0 Creditor Remedies United States
Tindal v. Hudson 2 Del. 441 1838 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware