Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Brown v. Long 22 N.C. 138 1838 1 North Carolina
Commonwealth v. Fells 36 Va. 216 1838 1 Virginia
Ashby's Adm'x v. Smith's Ex'x 36 Va. 68 1838 1 Virginia
Chapman v. Chevis 36 Va. 112 1838 1 Virginia
Towner v. Lane's Adm'r 36 Va. 101 1838 1 Virginia
Boyle v. Commonwealth 55 Va. 674 1838 1 Virginia
Houston v. Dyche 19 Tenn. 76 1838 1 Tennessee
Case v. Riker 10 Vt. 482 1838 1 Vermont
Maury's Adm'r v. Mason's Adm'r 8 Port. 211 1838 1 Alabama
State v. Ray 24 S.C.L. 1 1838 1 South Carolina
Ewing v. Cantrell 19 Tenn. 364 1838 1 Tennessee
Jenkins v. Pye 37 U.S. 241 1838 1 United States
Spooner v. McConnell 22 F. Cas. 939 1838 1 United States
Austin Parker & Co. v. Gordon 23 S.C.L. 270 1838 1 South Carolina
Beers, Booth & St. John v. Spooner 36 Va. 64 1838 1 Virginia
Van Kleeck v. Dutch Church 20 Wend. 457 1838 0 Civil Court for the Correction of Errors of New York
Cheatham v. Burfoot 36 Va. 206 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Miars v. Bedgood Ex'or of Fulgham 36 Va. 133 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Browne's Adm'r 36 Va. 111 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Foscue v. Foscue 22 N.C. 65 1838 0 North Carolina