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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Stewart v. Miller 19 Tenn. 574 1838 0 Tennessee
Mason v. Bond & Co. 36 Va. 73 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Deane v. Hansford 36 Va. 98 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
State v. Claiborne 19 Tenn. 331 1838 0 Tennessee
Caton v. Carter 9 G. & J. 476 1838 0 Maryland
Lightfoot v. Strother 36 Va. 163 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Erskine v. Henry 36 Va. 75 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Trotter v. Blocker 6 Port. 269 1838 0 Alabama
Angus v. Dickerson 19 Tenn. 459 1838 0 Tennessee
Dodge v. Brittain 19 Tenn. 84 1838 0 Tennessee
Potter v. Coward 19 Tenn. 22 1838 0 Tennessee
Hairston v. Woods 36 Va. 115 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Browne's Adm'r 36 Va. 111 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
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
Greenlee's Adm'r v. Bailey 36 Va. 188 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Atkinson v. Robinson 36 Va. 144 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Dearin v. Fitzpatrick 19 Tenn. 551 1838 0 Tennessee
Weedon v. Wallace 19 Tenn. 286 1838 0 Tennessee
Singleton v. Gayle 8 Port. 270 1838 0 Alabama