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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Nicholas 35 Va. 330 1837 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Cross v. Black 9 G. & J. 198 1837 0 Maryland
Goddin v. Crump 35 Va. 120 1837 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
James v. Bird's Adm'r 35 Va. 510 1837 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Portis v. Creagh 4 Port. 332 1837 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Fisher v. Allen 3 Miss. 611 1837 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Irby v. Wilson 21 N.C. 568 1837 0 Divorce North Carolina
Bank of the United States v. Lee 5 D.C. 319 1837 0 Fradulent Contracts/Equity United States
Pocock v. Hendricks 8 G. & J. 421 1837 0 Maryland
Payne v. Lassiter 18 Tenn. 507 1837 0 Tennessee
Hansford v. Elliott 36 Va. 39 1837 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Peggy v. Wilson 9 G. & J. 169 1837 0 0 Maryland
Wood v. Bruce 9 G. & J. 215 1837 0 Maryland
State v. Brown 4 Port. 410 1837 0 Action against Enslaved Person thief Alabama
Pate v. Baker 35 Va. 80 1837 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Mead v. Steger 5 Port. 498 1837 0 Assumpsit Alabama
Pearce v. Gleaves 18 Tenn. 359 1837 0 Tennessee
Dowell v. Bailey 18 Tenn. 489 1837 0 Tennessee
State v. Coleman 5 Port. 32 1837 0 Indictment for Murder of an Ensalved Person Alabama
Turner v. Thrower 5 Port. 43 1837 0 Detinue Alabama