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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Pannell's Heirs v. Overton 12 La. 555 1838 0 Louisiana
Hairston v. Woods 36 Va. 115 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Parsons v. M'Cracken 36 Va. 177 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Browne's Adm'r 36 Va. 111 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Miars v. Bedgood Ex'or of Fulgham 36 Va. 133 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Cheatham v. Burfoot 36 Va. 206 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Wilson v. Alexander 36 Va. 166 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Weaver v. Tapscott 36 Va. 155 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Harrington v. Harrington 3 Miss. 701 1838 0 Mississippi
Mobley v. Fossett 20 N.C. 96 1838 0 North Carolina
The Etna 8 F. Cas. 803 1838 0 District Court, D. Maine
Caldwell v. Smith 20 N.C. 64 1838 0 North Carolina
Van Kleeck v. Dutch Church 20 Wend. 457 1838 0 Civil Court for the Correction of Errors of New York
Foscue v. Foscue 22 N.C. 65 1838 0 North Carolina
Keys v. Nettles 12 La. 381 1838 0 Louisiana
McMorine v. Storey 20 N.C. 87 1838 0 North Carolina
Traverso v. Row 11 La. 494 1838 0 Louisiana
Jennings v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 512 1838 0 United States
George v. Fitzgerald 12 La. 604 1838 0 Louisiana
Coots v. Morton's 5 D.C. 409 1838 0 United States