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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Kneeland v. Ensley 19 Tenn. 620 1838 0 Tennessee
Potter v. Coward 19 Tenn. 22 1838 0 Tennessee
State v. Claiborne 19 Tenn. 331 1838 0 Tennessee
Parks v. Hewlett 36 Va. 183 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Cunningham ex rel. Remington v. Offutt 5 D.C. 524 1838 0 United States
State ex rel. Wroth v. Nicols 10 G. & J. 27 1838 0 Maryland
Allen v. Pass 20 N.C. 77 1838 0 North Carolina
Atkinson v. Robinson 36 Va. 144 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Traverso v. Row 11 La. 494 1838 0 Louisiana
Greene v. Linton 7 Port. 133 1838 0 Alabama
Jones v. State 19 Tenn. 120 1838 0 Tennessee
Jacob v. Sharp 19 Tenn. 114 1838 0 Tennessee
Hood v. M'Corkle 12 La. 573 1838 0 Louisiana
Keys v. Nettles 12 La. 381 1838 0 Louisiana
Behan v. Faures 12 La. 211 1838 0 Louisiana
Denton v. Duplessis 12 La. 83 1838 0 Louisiana
Lopez's Heirs v. Bergel 12 La. 197 1838 0 Louisiana
Poulard v. Delamare 12 La. 267 1838 0 Louisiana
The Etna 8 F. Cas. 803 1838 0 District Court, D. Maine
Mason v. Mason's Widow & Heirs 12 La. 589 1838 0 Louisiana