Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bell v. McCormick 5 D.C. 398 1838 0 United States
Gee v. Gee 22 N.C. 103 1838 0 North Carolina
French v. Hall 9 N.H. 137 1838 1 New Hampshire
Chunn v. Chunn 19 Tenn. 131 1838 0 Tennessee
Caton v. Carter 9 G. & J. 476 1838 0 Maryland
Jordan v. Black 19 Tenn. 142 1838 0 Tennessee
Reid v. Campbell 19 Tenn. 378 1838 0 Tennessee
Surviving Partners of Massey v. M'Dowell 20 N.C. 120 1838 0 North Carolina
Allen v. McCoy 8 Ohio 418 1838 1 Ohio
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 439 1838 0 United States
Kercheval v. Harney 19 Tenn. 403 1838 0 Tennessee
E. L. B. Brooks v. Clayes 10 Vt. 37 1838 1 Vermont
Peacock v. Tompkins 19 Tenn. 317 1838 1 Tennessee
Mitchell v. Rainey 20 N.C. 61 1838 0 North Carolina
M'Cutchen v. M'Cutchen 8 Port. 151 1838 0 Alabama
Yerby v. Grigsby 36 Va. 142 1838 1 Virginia
Carmichael v. Trustees of School Lands 4 Miss. 84 1838 0 Mississippi
Dodge v. Brittain 19 Tenn. 84 1838 0 Tennessee
Allen v. Pass 20 N.C. 77 1838 0 North Carolina
State v. Hathaway 20 N.C. 125 1838 0 North Carolina