Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Perry v. Hewlett 5 Port. 318 1837 0 Covenant Alabama
Gregg v. Bethea 6 Port. 9 1837 0 Will & trust Alabama
Baylor v. M'Gregor 5 Port. 103 1837 1 Alabama
Broughton v. President of the Bank 6 Port. 48 1837 1 Alabama
Burt v. Kimbell 5 Port. 137 1837 0 Detinue Alabama
Den ex dem. Ferebee v. Procter 19 N.C. 439 1837 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Prather v. Burgess 5 D.C. 376 1837 0 Marriage/Divorce United States
Sutherland v. Goff 5 Port. 508 1837 0 Negligent Care of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Saltmarsh v. Beene 4 Port. 283 1837 1 Alabama
State v. Cook 22 S.C.L. 234 1837 0 South Carolina
Driver v. Fortner 5 Port. 9 1837 0 Dispute over Execution of a Deed of Trust Alabama
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
Hoffman v. Coster 2 Whart. 453 1837 1 Pennsylvania
Woodsides v. State 3 Miss. 655 1837 1 Mississippi
Goddin v. Crump 35 Va. 120 1837 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Brawley v. Catron 35 Va. 522 1837 1 Virginia
Turpin v. Povall 35 Va. 93 1837 1 Virginia
Clark v. Banner 21 N.C. 608 1837 1 North Carolina
Janey v. Blake's Adm'r 35 Va. 88 1837 1 Virginia