Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Claiborne 19 Tenn. 331 1838 0 Tennessee
Lightfoot v. Strother 36 Va. 163 1838 0 Action to recover a slave SC of Appeals VA
Dodge v. Brittain 19 Tenn. 84 1838 0 Tennessee
Weaver v. Tapscott 36 Va. 155 1838 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Wilson v. Alexander 36 Va. 166 1838 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
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
Jennings v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 512 1838 0 Appeal of conviction of being out past curfew. United States
Brown & Rives v. Ralston & Pleasants 36 Va. 190 1838 1 Virginia
M'Cutchen v. M'Cutchen 8 Port. 151 1838 0 Detinue for a Enslaved Person Alabama
Henderson v. Henderson's Administrator 5 D.C. 469 1838 0 Creditor Remedies United States
Deane v. Hansford 36 Va. 98 1838 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Miars v. Bedgood Ex'or of Fulgham 36 Va. 133 1838 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Handly v. Snodgrass 36 Va. 174 1838 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Banks v. Thomas 19 Tenn. 28 1838 0 Tennessee
Dearin v. Fitzpatrick 19 Tenn. 551 1838 0 Tennessee
Carmichael v. Trustees of School Lands 4 Miss. 84 1838 0 Trespass committed by slave Mississippi
Fagan v. Jones 22 N.C. 69 1838 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Dey v. Williams 22 N.C. 66 1838 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Caldwell v. Smith 20 N.C. 64 1838 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina