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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sampson v. Burgwin 20 N.C. 28 1838 0 North Carolina
Brown v. Hicks 1 Ark. 232 1838 0 Arkansas
Phillips v. Hicks 1 Ark. 245 1838 0 Arkansas
Greenlee's Adm'r v. Bailey 36 Va. 188 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Couch v. Campbell 6 Port. 262 1838 0 Alabama
Allen v. Sarah 2 Del. 434 1838 0 Delaware
State v. Bennett 20 N.C. 43 1838 0 North Carolina
Surviving Partners of Massey v. M'Dowell 20 N.C. 120 1838 0 North Carolina
Cross v. Cross's Adm'r 36 Va. 95 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Jennings v. Sykes 22 N.C. 151 1838 0 North Carolina
Pearson v. Taylor 20 N.C. 60 1838 0 North Carolina
Wyman v. Campbell 6 Port. 219 1838 0 Alabama
Terrill v. Chambers 12 La. 582 1838 0 Louisiana
Conolly v. Bertrand 12 La. 313 1838 0 Louisiana
Bourg v. Trahan's Heirs 12 La. 278 1838 0 Louisiana
Mulhollan v. Huie 12 La. 241 1838 0 Louisiana
Heirs of Capal v. M'Millan 8 Port. 197 1838 0 Alabama
Hitchcock v. Lukens 8 Port. 333 1838 0 Alabama
McCollum v. Smith 19 Tenn. 342 1838 0 Tennessee
Ned v. State 7 Port. 187 1838 0 Alabama