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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jordan v. Black 19 Tenn. 142 1838 0 Tennessee
Vaughan v. Dickens 22 N.C. 52 1838 0 North Carolina
State v. Jesse 20 N.C. 98 1838 0 North Carolina
Allen v. Pass 20 N.C. 77 1838 0 North Carolina
M'Cutchen v. M'Cutchen 8 Port. 151 1838 0 Alabama
Smith v. Garey 22 N.C. 42 1838 0 North Carolina
Slade v. Rhodes 22 N.C. 24 1838 0 North Carolina
Locke v. Armstrong 22 N.C. 147 1838 0 North Carolina
Couch v. Campbell 6 Port. 262 1838 0 Alabama
Greenlee's Adm'r v. Bailey 36 Va. 188 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Weedon v. Wallace 19 Tenn. 286 1838 0 Tennessee
Surviving Partners of Massey v. M'Dowell 20 N.C. 120 1838 0 North Carolina
Caton v. Carter 9 G. & J. 476 1838 0 Maryland
Vawter v. Gill 12 La. 423 1838 0 Louisiana
M'Graw v Davenport 6 Port. 319 1838 0 Alabama
Wynns v. Alexander 22 N.C. 58 1838 0 North Carolina
Tournoir v. Tournoir 12 La. 19 1838 0 Louisiana
Cheney v. Duke 10 G. & J. 11 1838 0 Maryland
Caton v. MacTavish 10 G. & J. 192 1838 0 Maryland
Smith v. Thomas 22 N.C. 126 1838 0 North Carolina