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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harrington v. Harrington 3 Miss. 701 1838 0 Mississippi
Pegram v. May 36 Va. 71 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Handly v. Snodgrass 36 Va. 174 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Morrison v. Bennet 17 F. Cas. 836 1838 0 United States
Hynson v. Terry 1 Ark. 83 1838 0 Arkansas
Weaver v. Tapscott 36 Va. 155 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Henderson v. Henderson's Administrator 5 D.C. 469 1838 0 United States
The Etna 8 F. Cas. 803 1838 0 District Court, D. Maine
Wilson v. Alexander 36 Va. 166 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Miars v. Bedgood Ex'or of Fulgham 36 Va. 133 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Thompson v. Thompson 3 Miss. 737 1838 0 Mississippi
Cheatham v. Burfoot 36 Va. 206 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Coots v. Morton's 5 D.C. 409 1838 0 United States
Blount v. Syms 12 La. 173 1838 0 Louisiana
Van Winckle v. Flecheaux 12 La. 148 1838 0 Louisiana
Taylor v. Penrose 12 La. 137 1838 0 Louisiana
Patterson v. Behan 12 La. 227 1838 0 Louisiana
Hairston v. Woods 36 Va. 115 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Mason v. Mason's Widow & Heirs 12 La. 589 1838 0 Louisiana
Van Kleeck v. Dutch Church 20 Wend. 457 1838 0 Civil Court for the Correction of Errors of New York