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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Mahala v. State 18 Tenn. 532 1837 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Turner 18 Tenn. 287 1837 0 Tennessee
Yarbrough v. Newell 18 Tenn. 376 1837 0 Tennessee
Burt v. Kimbell 5 Port. 137 1837 0 Detinue Alabama
Turner v. Thrower 5 Port. 43 1837 0 Detinue Alabama
Wright v. Rogers 9 G. & J. 181 1837 0 Maryland
Hoover's lessee v. Gregory 18 Tenn. 444 1837 0 Tennessee
Draughon v. French's adm'or 4 Port. 352 1837 0 Bill in Equity Alabama
Watkins v. Dean 18 Tenn. 321 1837 0 Tennessee
Hope v. Hutchins 9 G. & J. 77 1837 0 Maryland
Goodwin v. Floyd 18 Tenn. 520 1837 0 Tennessee
State v. Cook 22 S.C.L. 234 1837 0 South Carolina
Tyrrell v. Morris 21 N.C. 559 1837 0 Sales North Carolina
Thurman v. Shelton 18 Tenn. 383 1837 0 Tennessee
State v. Hardin 19 N.C. 407 1837 0 Indictment for seducing and conveying a slave North Carolina
Dick v. Pitchford 21 N.C. 480 1837 0 Trusts North Carolina
Negro William Richardson's Case 5 D.C. 338 1837 0 Habeus Corpus/ Runaways United States
Hill v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 114 1837 0 "Municipal Corporations" United States
Hatchell v. Odom 19 N.C. 302 1837 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Nevett v. Berry 18 F. Cas. 27 1837 0 Trover United States