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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hairston v. Woods 36 Va. 115 1838 0 Action for debt SC of Appeals VA
Greenlee's Adm'r v. Bailey 36 Va. 188 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Atkinson v. Robinson 36 Va. 144 1838 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Parks v. Hewlett 36 Va. 183 1838 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Wood v. Jones 19 Tenn. 513 1838 0 Tennessee
Kercheval v. Harney 19 Tenn. 403 1838 0 Tennessee
Kirk v. Commonwealth 36 Va. 220 1838 1 Virginia
McCollum v. Smith 19 Tenn. 342 1838 0 Tennessee
Weedon v. Wallace 19 Tenn. 286 1838 0 Tennessee
Underwood v. Dismukes 19 Tenn. 299 1838 0 Tennessee
Brunson v. Brunson 19 Tenn. 630 1838 0 Tennessee
Reid v. Campbell 19 Tenn. 378 1838 0 Tennessee
Jordan v. Black 19 Tenn. 142 1838 0 Tennessee
Chunn v. Chunn 19 Tenn. 131 1838 0 Tennessee
Jacob v. Sharp 19 Tenn. 114 1838 0 Tennessee
Jones v. State 19 Tenn. 120 1838 0 Tennessee
State v. Jesse 20 N.C. 98 1838 0 Double Jeopardy North Carolina
Boyle v. Townes 36 Va. 66 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Brown v. Hicks 1 Ark. 232 1838 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Stewart v. Miller 19 Tenn. 574 1838 0 Tennessee