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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Shurtleff v. Willard 36 Mass. 202 1837 1 Massachusetts
Hutchins v. Johnson 12 Conn. 376 1837 1 Connecticut
Williams v. Turner 18 Tenn. 287 1837 0 Tennessee
Pistole v. Street 5 Port. 64 1837 0 Detinue Alabama
Wrights v. Oldham 35 Va. 306 1837 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
May v. Boisseau 35 Va. 164 1837 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Hansford v. Elliott 36 Va. 39 1837 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
James v. Bird's Adm'r 35 Va. 510 1837 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Nicholas 35 Va. 330 1837 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Hall v. M'Henry 5 Port. 123 1837 0 Trespass Alabama
Saeltzer v. Ginther 2 Miles 86 1837 1 Pennsylvania
Dowell v. Bailey 18 Tenn. 489 1837 0 Tennessee
Rhea v. State 18 Tenn. 258 1837 0 Tennessee
Goodwin v. Floyd 18 Tenn. 520 1837 0 Tennessee
Williamson v. Beckman 35 Va. 20 1837 1 Virginia
Scanland v. Settle 19 Tenn. 169 1837 0 Tennessee
Irby v. Wilson 21 N.C. 568 1837 0 Divorce North Carolina
Mary v. State 5 Mo. 71 1837 0 Missouri
Bank of Alabama v. M'Dade 4 Port. 252 1837 0 Dispute Over Conveyance of Ensalved Persons Alabama
Brown v. Bonner 35 Va. 1 1837 1 Virginia