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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Davis v. Gully 19 N.C. 360 1837 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Peak v. Ligon 18 Tenn. 469 1837 0 Tennessee
Mourain v. Beauvais 10 La. 477 1837 0 Attorney's fees, seizure, sales, privileges, injunction, damages Louisiana
Payne v. Lassiter 18 Tenn. 507 1837 0 Tennessee
Cable v. Martin 2 Miss. 558 1837 0 Recovery for slaves Mississippi
Montgomery v. Norris 2 Miss. 499 1837 0 Trover for slaves Mississippi
Irby v. Wilson 21 N.C. 568 1837 0 Divorce North Carolina
Hall v. M'Henry 5 Port. 123 1837 0 Trespass Alabama
State v. Hardin 19 N.C. 407 1837 0 Indictment for seducing and conveying a slave North Carolina
Mead v. Steger 5 Port. 498 1837 0 Assumpsit Alabama
Dowell v. Bailey 18 Tenn. 489 1837 0 Tennessee
M'Burney v. Flagg 11 La. 333 1837 0 Seizure, sales, property, community property, contracts, debts, mortgages, prescription Louisiana
State v. Rollins 8 N.H. 550 1837 0 Alleged kidnapping New Hampshire
Cross v. Black 9 G. & J. 198 1837 0 Maryland
Peggy v. Wilson 9 G. & J. 169 1837 0 0 Maryland
Lucket v. Lucket 11 La. 241 1837 0 Community property, property, seizure, privileges, sales Louisiana
Pocock v. Hendricks 8 G. & J. 421 1837 0 Maryland
Neely v. Wood 18 Tenn. 486 1837 0 Tennessee
Williamson v Hill 6 Port. 184 1837 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Orso v. Orso 11 La. 61 1837 0 Successions, property, community property, promissory notes Louisiana