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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 439 1838 0 United States
Couch v. Campbell 6 Port. 262 1838 0 Alabama
Gee v. Gee 22 N.C. 103 1838 0 North Carolina
M'Graw v Davenport 6 Port. 319 1838 0 Alabama
Tatum v. Tatum 36 N.C. 113 1838 0 North Carolina
Jacob v. Sharp 19 Tenn. 114 1838 0 Tennessee
Parker v. Vick 22 N.C. 195 1838 0 North Carolina
Slade v. Rhodes 22 N.C. 24 1838 0 North Carolina
Vaughan v. Dickens 22 N.C. 52 1838 0 North Carolina
Reid v. Campbell 19 Tenn. 378 1838 0 Tennessee
Wynns v. Alexander 22 N.C. 58 1838 0 North Carolina
Jordan v. Black 19 Tenn. 142 1838 0 Tennessee
Chunn v. Chunn 19 Tenn. 131 1838 0 Tennessee
Hooper v. Hooper 20 N.C. 150 1838 0 North Carolina
Hunt v. Davis 20 N.C. 42 1838 0 North Carolina
Cheney v. Duke 10 G. & J. 11 1838 0 Maryland
M'Rae's Administratrix v. M'Rae 11 La. 571 1838 0 Louisiana
Banks v. Thomas 19 Tenn. 28 1838 0 Tennessee
Wood v. Jones 19 Tenn. 513 1838 0 Tennessee
Mitchell v. Rainey 20 N.C. 61 1838 0 North Carolina