Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gibbs v. Mennard 6 Paige Ch. 258 1837 0 Recovery for slave Chancery Court of New York
Martin v. Harbin 19 N.C. 504 1837 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Polydore v. Prince 19 F. Cas. 950 1837 0 Libel for assault and battery District Court, D. Maine
State v. Burnham 9 N.H. 34 1837 1 New Hampshire
Rohr v. Davis 36 Va. 22 1837 1 Virginia
Cole v. Terry 19 N.C. 252 1837 0 Action of trover North Carolina
House v. Commonwealth 35 Va. 755 1837 0 Aid and abet escape of slave General Ct. of VA
Vick v. Mayor of Vicksburg 2 Miss. 379 1837 1 Mississippi
M'Coy v. Moss 5 Port. 88 1837 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Hart v. Wright 17 Wend. 267 1837 1 New York
Gregg v. Bethea 6 Port. 9 1837 0 Will & trust Alabama
Negro William Richardson's Case 5 D.C. 338 1837 0 Habeus Corpus/ Runaways United States
Cockerham v. Davis 5 Port. 220 1837 1 Alabama
Burt v. Kimbell 5 Port. 137 1837 0 Detinue Alabama
Nevett v. Berry 18 F. Cas. 27 1837 0 Trover United States
Prather v. Burgess 5 D.C. 376 1837 0 Marriage/Divorce United States
United States v. Farrell 5 D.C. 311 1837 0 Witnesses United States
Hill v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 114 1837 0 "Municipal Corporations" United States
Sutherland v. Goff 5 Port. 508 1837 0 Negligent Care of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Perry v. Hewlett 5 Port. 318 1837 0 Covenant Alabama