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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Chunn v. Chunn 19 Tenn. 131 1838 0 Tennessee
Jacob v. Sharp 19 Tenn. 114 1838 0 Tennessee
Jones v. State 19 Tenn. 120 1838 0 Tennessee
Mitchell v. Rainey 20 N.C. 61 1838 0 North Carolina
Cheney v. Duke 10 G. & J. 11 1838 0 Maryland
Caton v. MacTavish 10 G. & J. 192 1838 0 Maryland
Weedon v. Wallace 19 Tenn. 286 1838 0 Tennessee
State ex rel. Wroth v. Nicols 10 G. & J. 27 1838 0 Maryland
Slade v. Rhodes 22 N.C. 24 1838 0 North Carolina
Vaughan v. Dickens 22 N.C. 52 1838 0 North Carolina
Wynns v. Alexander 22 N.C. 58 1838 0 North Carolina
Trotter v. Blocker 6 Port. 269 1838 0 Alabama
Caton v. Carter 9 G. & J. 476 1838 0 Maryland
Vawter v. Gill 12 La. 423 1838 0 Louisiana
Hooper v. Hooper 20 N.C. 150 1838 0 North Carolina
Tournoir v. Tournoir 12 La. 19 1838 0 Louisiana
Potter v. Coward 19 Tenn. 22 1838 0 Tennessee
Angus v. Dickerson 19 Tenn. 459 1838 0 Tennessee
St. John v. O'Connel 7 Port. 466 1838 0 Alabama
Kirk v. Commonwealth 36 Va. 220 1838 1 Virginia