| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doane v. Eddy | 16 Wend. 523 | 1837 | 1 | New York | |
| Thurman v. Shelton | 18 Tenn. 383 | 1837 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Wrights v. Oldham | 35 Va. 306 | 1837 | 0 | Wills & Estate | SC of Appeals VA |
| Snead v. Rhodes | 19 N.C. 386 | 1837 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Pocock v. Hendricks | 8 G. & J. 421 | 1837 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Perry v. Hewlett | 5 Port. 318 | 1837 | 0 | Covenant | Alabama |
| Dowell v. Bailey | 18 Tenn. 489 | 1837 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Hansford v. Elliott | 9 Leigh 79 | 1837 | 0 | Virginia | |
| Burt v. Kimbell | 5 Port. 137 | 1837 | 0 | Detinue | Alabama |
| Campbell v. Pennsylvania Life Insurance | 2 Whart. 53 | 1837 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Pistole v. Street | 5 Port. 64 | 1837 | 0 | Detinue | Alabama |
| Cockerham v. Davis | 5 Port. 220 | 1837 | 1 | Alabama | |
| State v. Coleman | 5 Port. 32 | 1837 | 0 | Indictment for Murder of an Ensalved Person | Alabama |
| Baylor v. M'Gregor | 5 Port. 103 | 1837 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Morrill v. Wallace | 9 N.H. 111 | 1837 | 1 | New Hampshire | |
| Portis v. Creagh | 4 Port. 332 | 1837 | 0 | Dispute over Will | Alabama |
| Mary v. State | 5 Mo. 71 | 1837 | 0 | Missouri | |
| Foster's Heirs v. Foster's Administratrix | 11 La. 401 | 1837 | 0 | Recission, sales, fraud, successions, property, community property, promissory notes | Louisiana |
| Scanland v. Settle | 19 Tenn. 169 | 1837 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| O'Donogan v. Knox | 11 La. 384 | 1837 | 0 | Successions, community property, property, wills, validity | Louisiana |