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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Marfield v. Davidson 8 G. & J. 209 1836 0 Maryland
Cummins v. Colgin 3 Port. 393 1836 1 Alabama
Hite v. State 17 Tenn. 198 1836 0 Tennessee
Graham v. O'Fallon 4 Mo. 338 1836 1 Missouri
Charles v. State 3 Port. 440 1836 0 Alabama
Bowie v. Hunter 4 D.C. 699 1836 0 Declarations outside contract United States
Gibbons v. Dunn 18 N.C. 446 1836 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Reed v. Brashers 3 Port. 378 1836 0 Debt dispute Alabama
Scott v. Carruth 17 Tenn. 418 1836 0 Tennessee
Wilson v. Barnet 8 G. & J. 159 1836 0 Maryland
Harris v. Firth 4 D.C. 710 1836 0 Freedom Petition United States
Williams v. Williams 18 Tenn. 20 1836 0 Tennessee
Wharton v. Thompson 17 Tenn. 45 1836 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Brown 18 Tenn. 84 1836 0 Tennessee
Alexander v. Wallace 18 Tenn. 105 1836 0 Tennessee
Bank of the Valley v. Stribling's Ex'or 34 Va. 26 1836 1 Virginia
Ogburn v. Ogburn 3 Port. 126 1836 0 Sale dispute Alabama
Lillard v. Ruckers 17 Tenn. 64 1836 0 Tennessee
De Lacy v. Antoine 34 Va. 438 1836 0 Suit for freedom ? SC of Appeals VA
Bell v. Culpepper 19 N.C. 18 1836 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina