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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lopez's Heirs v. Bergel 12 La. 197 1838 0 Louisiana
Jennings v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 512 1838 0 United States
Denton v. Duplessis 12 La. 83 1838 0 Louisiana
Kercheval v. Harney 19 Tenn. 403 1838 0 Tennessee
Caton v. MacTavish 10 G. & J. 192 1838 0 Maryland
Bostwick v. Gasquet 11 La. 534 1838 0 Louisiana
Noe v. Taylor 11 La. 551 1838 0 Louisiana
Levy v. Levy 11 La. 577 1838 0 Louisiana
Brou v. Kohn 12 La. 102 1838 0 Louisiana
Muse v. Yarbórough 11 La. 521 1838 0 Louisiana
State v. Claiborne 19 Tenn. 331 1838 0 Tennessee
Steel v. Worthington 7 Port. 266 1838 0 Alabama
Behan v. Faures 12 La. 211 1838 0 Louisiana
Lamb v. Wragg 8 Port. 73 1838 0 Alabama
Henderson v. Henderson's Administrator 5 D.C. 469 1838 0 United States
Gorton v. Gorton's Executor 12 La. 476 1838 0 Louisiana
State v. Jesse 20 N.C. 98 1838 0 North Carolina
Fisk v. Hart 11 La. 479 1838 0 Louisiana
Whitesides v. Williams 22 N.C. 153 1838 0 North Carolina
Cuny v. Robert 12 La. 474 1838 0 Louisiana