Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Chunn v. Chunn 19 Tenn. 131 1838 0 Tennessee
Vaughan v. Dickens 22 N.C. 52 1838 0 North Carolina
Carmichael v. Trustees of School Lands 4 Miss. 84 1838 0 Mississippi
Jordan v. Black 19 Tenn. 142 1838 0 Tennessee
Reid v. Campbell 19 Tenn. 378 1838 0 Tennessee
Brunson v. Brunson 19 Tenn. 630 1838 0 Tennessee
Wynns v. Alexander 22 N.C. 58 1838 0 North Carolina
Underwood v. Dismukes 19 Tenn. 299 1838 0 Tennessee
Tournoir v. Tournoir 12 La. 19 1838 0 Louisiana
Tatum v. Tatum 36 N.C. 113 1838 0 North Carolina
Caton v. Carter 9 G. & J. 476 1838 0 Maryland
Smith v. Garey 22 N.C. 42 1838 0 North Carolina
Craighead v. State Bank 19 Tenn. 199 1838 1 Tennessee
Yarborough v. Abernathy 19 Tenn. 413 1838 1 Tennessee
Crockett v. Crockett 19 Tenn. 95 1838 1 Tennessee
Owen v. Boyle 15 Me. 147 1838 1 Maine
McLin v. McNamara 22 N.C. 82 1838 1 North Carolina
Towner v. Lane's Adm'r 36 Va. 101 1838 1 Virginia
Brown v. Long 22 N.C. 138 1838 1 North Carolina
Ashby's Adm'x v. Smith's Ex'x 36 Va. 68 1838 1 Virginia