Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Doane v. Eddy 16 Wend. 523 1837 1 New York
Williamson v. Beckman 35 Va. 20 1837 1 Virginia
M'Cormick v. Crall 6 Watts 207 1837 1 Pennsylvania
Hutchins v. Johnson 12 Conn. 376 1837 1 Connecticut
Morrow's Adm'r v. Peyton's Adm'r 35 Va. 54 1837 1 Virginia
Fisher v. Bassett 36 Va. 52 1837 1 Virginia
Stuart v. Hamilton's Ex'ors 35 Va. 503 1837 1 Virginia
Saeltzer v. Ginther 2 Miles 86 1837 1 Pennsylvania
Morrill v. Wallace 9 N.H. 111 1837 1 New Hampshire
Shurtleff v. Willard 36 Mass. 202 1837 1 Massachusetts
United States v. White 5 D.C. 116 1837 1 United States
French v. Hall 9 N.H. 137 1838 1 New Hampshire
Allen v. McCoy 8 Ohio 418 1838 1 Ohio
Hayward v. Hayward 37 Mass. 517 1838 1 Massachusetts
Smith v. Berry 8 Ohio 365 1838 1 Ohio
Mitchell v. Rainey 20 N.C. 61 1838 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Jackson ex dem. Suffern v. McConnell 19 Wend. 175 1838 1 New York
Pegram v. May 36 Va. 71 1838 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Austin Parker & Co. v. Gordon 23 S.C.L. 270 1838 1 South Carolina
Tatum v. Tatum 36 N.C. 113 1838 0 Property Interests North Carolina