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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hynson v. Terry 1 Ark. 83 1838 0 Arkansas
McKisick v. McKisick 19 Tenn. 427 1838 0 Tennessee
Lopez's Heirs v. Bergel 12 La. 197 1838 0 Louisiana
Steel v. Worthington 7 Port. 266 1838 0 Alabama
Henderson v. Henderson's Administrator 5 D.C. 469 1838 0 United States
Handly v. Snodgrass 36 Va. 174 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Coots v. Morton's 5 D.C. 409 1838 0 United States
Deane v. Hansford 36 Va. 98 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Miars v. Bedgood Ex'or of Fulgham 36 Va. 133 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Browne's Adm'r 36 Va. 111 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Erskine v. Henry 36 Va. 75 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Mason v. Bond & Co. 36 Va. 73 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Phillips v. Short 2 Del. 339 1838 0 Delaware
Frank v. Powell 11 La. 499 1838 0 Louisiana
Forstall & Co. v. Blanchard 12 La. 1 1838 0 Louisiana
Gambling v. Read 19 Tenn. 281 1838 0 Tennessee
Sampson v. Burgwin 20 N.C. 28 1838 0 North Carolina
State v. Bennett 20 N.C. 43 1838 0 North Carolina
Copewood v. Taylor's adm'r 7 Port. 33 1838 0 Alabama
Cunningham ex rel. Remington v. Offutt 5 D.C. 524 1838 0 United States