Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bourg v. Trahan's Heirs 12 La. 278 1838 0 Louisiana
Mulhollan v. Huie 12 La. 241 1838 0 Louisiana
Owen v. Boyle 15 Me. 147 1838 1 Maine
Craighead v. State Bank 19 Tenn. 199 1838 1 Tennessee
Terrill v. Chambers 12 La. 582 1838 0 Louisiana
Jenkins v. Pye 37 U.S. 241 1838 1 United States
Commonwealth v. Fells 36 Va. 216 1838 1 Virginia
Boyle v. Commonwealth 55 Va. 674 1838 1 Virginia
Chapman v. Chevis 36 Va. 112 1838 1 Virginia
State v. Ray 24 S.C.L. 1 1838 1 South Carolina
Ashby's Adm'x v. Smith's Ex'x 36 Va. 68 1838 1 Virginia
Ewing v. Cantrell 19 Tenn. 364 1838 1 Tennessee
Spooner v. McConnell 22 F. Cas. 939 1838 1 United States
Maury's Adm'r v. Mason's Adm'r 8 Port. 211 1838 1 Alabama
Beers, Booth & St. John v. Spooner 36 Va. 64 1838 1 Virginia
Houston v. Dyche 19 Tenn. 76 1838 1 Tennessee
Towner v. Lane's Adm'r 36 Va. 101 1838 1 Virginia
Brown v. Long 22 N.C. 138 1838 1 North Carolina
Case v. Riker 10 Vt. 482 1838 1 Vermont
Clark v. Banner 21 N.C. 608 1837 1 North Carolina