Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wilcox v. Pearman 36 Va. 61 1838 1 Virginia
Blanton v. King 3 Miss. 856 1838 1 Mississippi
White v. Toncray 36 Va. 128 1838 1 Virginia
Craighead v. State Bank 19 Tenn. 199 1838 1 Tennessee
Jenkins v. Pye 37 U.S. 241 1838 1 United States
Peacock v. Tompkins 19 Tenn. 317 1838 1 Tennessee
E. L. B. Brooks v. Clayes 10 Vt. 37 1838 1 Vermont
Baird v. Lent 8 Watts 422 1839 1 Pennsylvania
Jones v. Read 20 Tenn. 335 1839 1 Tennessee
Proprietors of Machias v. Whitney 16 Me. 343 1839 1 Maine
Commonwealth v. Woodson 36 Va. 234 1839 1 Virginia
Thomas v. Mackall 23 F. Cas. 961 1839 1 United States
Hibler v. Servoss 6 Mo. 24 1839 1 Missouri
Tide Water Canal Co. v. Archer 9 G. & J. 479 1839 1 Maryland
Weaver v. Carter 37 Va. 37 1839 1 Virginia
Rogers v. Saunders 16 Me. 92 1839 1 Maine
Van Rensselaer v. Akin 22 Wend. 549 1839 1 New York
Maples ex rel. Broughton v. Maples 14 S.C. Eq. 300 1839 1 South Carolina
Garland v. Agee's Adm'r 34 Va. 362 1839 1 Virginia
Towell v. Gatewood 3 Ill. 22 1839 1 Illinois