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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Van Winckle v. Flecheaux 12 La. 148 1838 0 Louisiana
Mobley v. Fossett 20 N.C. 96 1838 0 North Carolina
Patterson v. Behan 12 La. 227 1838 0 Louisiana
Henderson v. Henderson's Administrator 5 D.C. 469 1838 0 United States
Ricks v. Dillahunty 8 Port. 133 1838 0 Alabama
McMorine v. Storey 20 N.C. 87 1838 0 North Carolina
Caldwell v. Smith 20 N.C. 64 1838 0 North Carolina
Kirk v. Commonwealth 36 Va. 220 1838 1 Virginia
French v. Hall 9 N.H. 137 1838 1 New Hampshire
Minor v. Stewart 3 Miss. 912 1838 0 Mississippi
Coots v. Morton's 5 D.C. 409 1838 0 United States
Leeds v. Yeatman 12 La. 383 1838 0 Louisiana
Jennings v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 512 1838 0 United States
Botts v. Armstrong 8 Port. 57 1838 0 Alabama
Hynson v. Terry 1 Ark. 83 1838 0 Arkansas
Cunningham ex rel. Remington v. Offutt 5 D.C. 524 1838 0 United States
Morrison v. Bennet 17 F. Cas. 836 1838 0 United States
Boren v. M'Gehee 6 Port. 432 1838 0 Alabama
Sims v. Hundly 3 Miss. 896 1838 0 Mississippi
Allen v. McCoy 8 Ohio 418 1838 1 Ohio