Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Boyle v. Townes 36 Va. 66 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Heirs of Capal v. M'Millan 8 Port. 197 1838 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Hitchcock v. Lukens 8 Port. 333 1838 0 Recovery for damages for loss of enslaved person Alabama
Cheney v. Duke 10 G. & J. 11 1838 0 Maryland
Caton v. MacTavish 10 G. & J. 192 1838 0 Maryland
Parks v. Hewlett 36 Va. 183 1838 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Jacob v. Sharp 19 Tenn. 114 1838 0 Tennessee
Chunn v. Chunn 19 Tenn. 131 1838 0 Tennessee
Henderson v. Henderson's Administrator 5 D.C. 469 1838 0 Creditor Remedies United States
State ex rel. Wroth v. Nicols 10 G. & J. 27 1838 0 Maryland
State v. Jesse 20 N.C. 98 1838 0 Double Jeopardy North Carolina
Phillips v. Hicks 1 Ark. 245 1838 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Jordan v. Black 19 Tenn. 142 1838 0 Tennessee
Reid v. Campbell 19 Tenn. 378 1838 0 Tennessee
Brunson v. Brunson 19 Tenn. 630 1838 0 Tennessee
Underwood v. Dismukes 19 Tenn. 299 1838 0 Tennessee
Weedon v. Wallace 19 Tenn. 286 1838 0 Tennessee
McCollum v. Smith 19 Tenn. 342 1838 0 Tennessee
Tindal v. Hudson 2 Del. 441 1838 0 A father, who was a free man, could not own his son Delaware
Brown v. Hicks 1 Ark. 232 1838 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas