Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Copeland v. Bennet 18 Tenn. 355 1837 0 Tennessee
Hoover's lessee v. Gregory 18 Tenn. 444 1837 0 Tennessee
Yarbrough v. Newell 18 Tenn. 376 1837 0 Tennessee
Harriett v. Ridgely 9 G. & J. 174 1837 0 Maryland
Cross v. Black 9 G. & J. 198 1837 0 Maryland
State v. M'Donald 4 Port. 449 1837 0 Indictment for Conspiraring with an Enslaved Person to Start a Rebellion Alabama
Pocock v. Hendricks 8 G. & J. 421 1837 0 Maryland
Peggy v. Wilson 9 G. & J. 169 1837 0 0 Maryland
Wood v. Bruce 9 G. & J. 215 1837 0 Maryland
State v. Cook 22 S.C.L. 234 1837 0 South Carolina
Gregg v. Bethea 6 Port. 9 1837 0 Will & trust Alabama
Cockerham v. Davis 5 Port. 220 1837 1 Alabama
The Reeside 20 F. Cas. 458 1837 1 United States
Driver v. Fortner 5 Port. 9 1837 0 Dispute over Execution of a Deed of Trust Alabama
Perry v. Hewlett 5 Port. 318 1837 0 Covenant 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
United States v. Farrell 5 D.C. 311 1837 0 Witnesses United States
Den ex dem. Ferebee v. Procter 19 N.C. 439 1837 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Burt v. Kimbell 5 Port. 137 1837 0 Detinue Alabama