Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Brunson v. Brunson 19 Tenn. 630 1838 0 Tennessee
Underwood v. Dismukes 19 Tenn. 299 1838 0 Tennessee
Tatum v. Tatum 36 N.C. 113 1838 0 North Carolina
State v. Jesse 20 N.C. 98 1838 0 North Carolina
Mitchell v. Rainey 20 N.C. 61 1838 0 North Carolina
Kercheval v. Harney 19 Tenn. 403 1838 0 Tennessee
St. John v. O'Connel 7 Port. 466 1838 0 Alabama
Cunningham ex rel. Remington v. Offutt 5 D.C. 524 1838 0 United States
Wilcox v. Pearman 36 Va. 61 1838 1 Virginia
Atkinson v. Robinson 36 Va. 144 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Kirk v. Commonwealth 36 Va. 220 1838 1 Virginia
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 439 1838 0 United States
Surviving Partners of Massey v. M'Dowell 20 N.C. 120 1838 0 North Carolina
Wood v. Jones 19 Tenn. 513 1838 0 Tennessee
Jordan v. Black 19 Tenn. 142 1838 0 Tennessee
Banks v. Thomas 19 Tenn. 28 1838 0 Tennessee
Yerby v. Grigsby 36 Va. 142 1838 1 Virginia
Brown & Rives v. Ralston & Pleasants 36 Va. 190 1838 1 Virginia
Bell v. McCormick 5 D.C. 398 1838 0 United States
Crockett v. Crockett 19 Tenn. 95 1838 1 Tennessee