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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ham v. Ham 21 N.C. 598 1837 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Felton v. Billups 21 N.C. 584 1837 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
M'Connell v. Peobles 21 N.C. 601 1837 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Strickland v. Fowler 21 N.C. 629 1837 0 Contracts North Carolina
Carter v. Wilson 19 N.C. 276 1837 0 Contracts North Carolina
Davis v. Gully 19 N.C. 360 1837 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Cox v. Murphey 19 N.C. 257 1837 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Tyrrell v. Morris 21 N.C. 559 1837 0 Sales North Carolina
Den ex dem. Felton v. Billups 19 N.C. 308 1837 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hatchell v. Odom 19 N.C. 302 1837 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Hinton v. Hinton 21 N.C. 587 1837 0 Descent & Distribution North Carolina
Lewis's Adm'rs v. Farrish & Stamp's Administrators 2 Miss. 547 1837 0 Recovery for value of slave Mississippi
Skipwith's Ex'or v. Cunningham 35 Va. 271 1837 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Birney v. State 8 Ohio 230 1837 0 Indictment for harboring slave Ohio
King's Ex'ors v. Sheffey's Adm'r 35 Va. 614 1837 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Jackson v. Bulloch 12 Conn. 38 1837 0 Action against slave-owner Connecticut
Pearce v. Gleaves 18 Tenn. 359 1837 0 Tennessee
Lynch v. Commonwealth 6 Watts 495 1837 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Wood v. Vandenburgh 6 Paige Ch. 277 1837 0 Will & Trust Chancery Court of New York
Beehler v. Steever 2 Whart. 313 1837 1 Pennsylvania