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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Camp v. Bates 13 Conn. 1 1838 1 Connecticut
Insurance Co. v. Smith 3 Whart. 520 1838 1 Pennsylvania
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
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