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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Angus v. Dickerson 19 Tenn. 459 1838 0 Tennessee
Dodge v. Brittain 19 Tenn. 84 1838 0 Tennessee
Bell v. McCormick 5 D.C. 398 1838 0 Wills and Bequeathments United States
Hayward v. Hayward 37 Mass. 517 1838 1 Massachusetts
Ricks v. Dillahunty 8 Port. 133 1838 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Henderson v. Henderson's Administrator 5 D.C. 469 1838 0 Creditor Remedies United States
Lightfoot v. Strother 36 Va. 163 1838 0 Action to recover a slave SC of Appeals VA
State v. Jesse 20 N.C. 98 1838 0 Double Jeopardy North Carolina
Banks v. Thomas 19 Tenn. 28 1838 0 Tennessee
Dearin v. Fitzpatrick 19 Tenn. 551 1838 0 Tennessee
Tindal v. Hudson 2 Del. 441 1838 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
Jones v. State 19 Tenn. 120 1838 0 Tennessee
Jacob v. Sharp 19 Tenn. 114 1838 0 Tennessee
Chunn v. Chunn 19 Tenn. 131 1838 0 Tennessee
Erskine v. Henry 36 Va. 75 1838 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Jordan v. Black 19 Tenn. 142 1838 0 Tennessee
Stewart v. Miller 19 Tenn. 574 1838 0 Tennessee
Peacock v. Tompkins 19 Tenn. 317 1838 1 Tennessee
Allen v. McCoy 8 Ohio 418 1838 1 Ohio
French v. Hall 9 N.H. 137 1838 1 New Hampshire