| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vann v. Hargett | 22 N.C. 31 | 1838 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Lamb v. Gatlin | 22 N.C. 37 | 1838 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Levy v. Levy | 11 La. 577 | 1838 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Fisk v. Hart | 11 La. 479 | 1838 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Traverso v. Row | 11 La. 494 | 1838 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| George v. Fitzgerald | 12 La. 604 | 1838 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Van Kleeck v. Dutch Church | 20 Wend. 457 | 1838 | 0 | Civil | Court for the Correction of Errors of New York |
| Noe v. Taylor | 11 La. 551 | 1838 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Bradshaw v. Ellis | 22 N.C. 20 | 1838 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Phillips v. Short | 2 Del. 339 | 1838 | 0 | Delaware | |
| Thompson v. Thompson | 3 Miss. 737 | 1838 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Harrington v. Harrington | 3 Miss. 701 | 1838 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Hinds v. Brazealle | 3 Miss. 837 | 1838 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Leeds v. Yeatman | 12 La. 383 | 1838 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Patterson v. Behan | 12 La. 227 | 1838 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Forstall & Co. v. Blanchard | 12 La. 1 | 1838 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| The Etna | 8 F. Cas. 803 | 1838 | 0 | District Court, D. Maine | |
| Henry v. Keays | 12 La. 214 | 1838 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Seghers v. Schmidt | 12 La. 207 | 1838 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Blount v. Syms | 12 La. 173 | 1838 | 0 | Louisiana |