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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Owen v. Boyle 15 Me. 147 1838 1 Maine
Allen v. Sarah 2 Del. 434 1838 0 Delaware
Bourg v. Trahan's Heirs 12 La. 278 1838 0 Louisiana
Bradshaw v. Ellis 22 N.C. 20 1838 0 North Carolina
Terrill v. Chambers 12 La. 582 1838 0 Louisiana
Conolly v. Bertrand 12 La. 313 1838 0 Louisiana
Pearson v. Taylor 20 N.C. 60 1838 0 North Carolina
Tindal v. Hudson 2 Del. 441 1838 0 Delaware
Chandler v. Byrd 1 Ark. 152 1838 0 Arkansas
Sims v. Hundly 3 Miss. 896 1838 0 Mississippi
Lamb v. Gatlin 22 N.C. 37 1838 0 North Carolina
Cross v. Cross's Adm'r 36 Va. 95 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Vann v. Hargett 22 N.C. 31 1838 0 North Carolina
Hitchcock v. Lukens 8 Port. 333 1838 0 Alabama
Dey v. Williams 22 N.C. 66 1838 0 North Carolina
Goodwin v. Lloyd 8 Port. 237 1838 0 Alabama
Heirs of Capal v. M'Millan 8 Port. 197 1838 0 Alabama
Lamb v. Trogden 22 N.C. 190 1838 0 North Carolina
Greene v. Linton 7 Port. 133 1838 0 Alabama
Graham v. Davidson 22 N.C. 155 1838 0 North Carolina