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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lightfoot v. Strother 36 Va. 163 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Parks v. Hewlett 36 Va. 183 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Weaver v. Tapscott 36 Va. 155 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Frank v. Powell 11 La. 499 1838 0 Louisiana
Graham v. Davidson 22 N.C. 155 1838 0 North Carolina
Lamb v. Trogden 22 N.C. 190 1838 0 North Carolina
McCollum v. Smith 19 Tenn. 342 1838 0 Tennessee
Wyman v. Campbell 6 Port. 219 1838 0 Alabama
Surviving Partners of Massey v. M'Dowell 20 N.C. 120 1838 0 North Carolina
Cuny v. Robert 12 La. 474 1838 0 Louisiana
White v. M'Quillan 12 La. 530 1838 0 Louisiana
St. John v. O'Connel 7 Port. 466 1838 0 Alabama
Fisk v. Hart 11 La. 479 1838 0 Louisiana
Gorton v. Gorton's Executor 12 La. 476 1838 0 Louisiana
Muse v. Yarbórough 11 La. 521 1838 0 Louisiana
Clark v. Christine 12 La. 394 1838 0 Louisiana
Bradshaw v. Ellis 22 N.C. 20 1838 0 North Carolina
Seghers v. Schmidt 12 La. 207 1838 0 Louisiana
Henry v. Keays 12 La. 214 1838 0 Louisiana
Van Winckle v. Flecheaux 12 La. 148 1838 0 Louisiana