Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Chapman v. Chevis 36 Va. 112 1838 1 Virginia
Smith v. Berry 8 Ohio 365 1838 1 Ohio
Whitehead v. Middleton 3 Miss. 692 1838 1 Mississippi
Oakey v. Beauvais 11 La. 487 1838 1 Louisiana
Ashby's Adm'x v. Smith's Ex'x 36 Va. 68 1838 1 Virginia
Camp v. Bates 13 Conn. 1 1838 1 Connecticut
Jenkins v. Pye 37 U.S. 241 1838 1 United States
Beers, Booth & St. John v. Spooner 36 Va. 64 1838 1 Virginia
Allen v. McCoy 8 Ohio 418 1838 1 Ohio
Kayser v. Disher 36 Va. 132 1838 1 Virginia
Commonwealth v. Fells 36 Va. 216 1838 1 Virginia
Blanton v. King 3 Miss. 856 1838 1 Mississippi
Austin Parker & Co. v. Gordon 23 S.C.L. 270 1838 1 South Carolina
Crockett v. Crockett 19 Tenn. 95 1838 1 Tennessee
Maury's Adm'r v. Mason's Adm'r 8 Port. 211 1838 1 Alabama
Scates v. Wilson & Edmunds 36 Va. 170 1838 1 Virginia
Jackson ex dem. Suffern v. McConnell 19 Wend. 175 1838 1 New York
Barkeloo v. Randall 4 Blackf. 476 1838 1 Indiana
Wilcox v. Pearman 36 Va. 61 1838 1 Virginia
Ewing v. Cantrell 19 Tenn. 364 1838 1 Tennessee