Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Houston v. Dyche 19 Tenn. 76 1838 1 Tennessee
Boyle v. Commonwealth 55 Va. 674 1838 1 Virginia
Jenkins v. Pye 37 U.S. 241 1838 1 United States
State v. Ray 24 S.C.L. 1 1838 1 South Carolina
Case v. Riker 10 Vt. 482 1838 1 Vermont
Commonwealth v. Fells 36 Va. 216 1838 1 Virginia
Maury's Adm'r v. Mason's Adm'r 8 Port. 211 1838 1 Alabama
Chapman v. Chevis 36 Va. 112 1838 1 Virginia
Beers, Booth & St. John v. Spooner 36 Va. 64 1838 1 Virginia
Brown & Rives v. Ralston & Pleasants 36 Va. 190 1838 1 Virginia
Kirk v. Commonwealth 36 Va. 220 1838 1 Virginia
Yerby v. Grigsby 36 Va. 142 1838 1 Virginia
Peacock v. Tompkins 19 Tenn. 317 1838 1 Tennessee
St. John v. O'Connel 7 Port. 466 1838 0 Alabama
Cunningham ex rel. Remington v. Offutt 5 D.C. 524 1838 0 United States
E. L. B. Brooks v. Clayes 10 Vt. 37 1838 1 Vermont
Wilcox v. Pearman 36 Va. 61 1838 1 Virginia
Craighead v. State Bank 19 Tenn. 199 1838 1 Tennessee
Yarborough v. Abernathy 19 Tenn. 413 1838 1 Tennessee
Crockett v. Crockett 19 Tenn. 95 1838 1 Tennessee