Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Wilcox v. Pearman 36 Va. 61 1838 1 Virginia
Phillips v. Hicks 1 Ark. 245 1838 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Mason v. Bond & Co. 36 Va. 73 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Chandler v. Byrd 1 Ark. 152 1838 0 Action of debt Arkansas
Tindal v. Hudson 2 Del. 441 1838 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
Yerby v. Grigsby 36 Va. 142 1838 1 Virginia
Smith v. Browne's Adm'r 36 Va. 111 1838 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA