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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
Denton v. Duplessis 12 La. 83 1838 0 Louisiana
Brou v. Kohn 12 La. 102 1838 0 Louisiana
Henderson v. Bryan 12 La. 10 1838 0 Louisiana
Keys v. Nettles 12 La. 381 1838 0 Louisiana
Phillips v. Hicks 1 Ark. 245 1838 0 Arkansas
Brown v. Hicks 1 Ark. 232 1838 0 Arkansas
Poulard v. Delamare 12 La. 267 1838 0 Louisiana
Van Kleeck v. Dutch Church 20 Wend. 457 1838 0 Civil Court for the Correction of Errors of New York
Smith v. Browne's Adm'r 36 Va. 111 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Jennings v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 512 1838 0 United States
Hitchcock v. Lukens 8 Port. 333 1838 0 Alabama
Chandler v. Byrd 1 Ark. 152 1838 0 Arkansas
Forstall & Co. v. Blanchard 12 La. 1 1838 0 Louisiana
Boren v. M'Gehee 6 Port. 432 1838 0 Alabama
Mourain v. Devall 12 La. 93 1838 0 Louisiana
Hampton's Heirs v. Barrett 12 La. 159 1838 0 Louisiana
Hood v. M'Corkle 12 La. 573 1838 0 Louisiana
Frank v. Powell 11 La. 499 1838 0 Louisiana
Botts v. Armstrong 8 Port. 57 1838 0 Alabama