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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hoover's lessee v. Gregory 18 Tenn. 444 1837 0 Tennessee
Copeland v. Bennet 18 Tenn. 355 1837 0 Tennessee
Payne v. Lassiter 18 Tenn. 507 1837 0 Tennessee
Bank of the United States v. Lee 5 D.C. 319 1837 0 Fradulent Contracts/Equity United States
Mahala v. State 18 Tenn. 532 1837 0 Tennessee
Peak v. Ligon 18 Tenn. 469 1837 0 Tennessee
Dowell v. Bailey 18 Tenn. 489 1837 0 Tennessee
Portis v. Creagh 4 Port. 332 1837 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Perkins v. Mayfield 5 Port. 182 1837 0 Levy against enslaved person Alabama
Lazarus v. Commonwealth Insurance 36 Mass. 81 1837 0 Insurance dispute over property including slaves Massachusetts
Wrights v. Oldham 35 Va. 306 1837 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
State v. Haney 19 N.C. 390 1837 0 Indictment for seducing and conveying a slave North Carolina
Fadeley v. Weatherby's Ex'ors 35 Va. 29 1837 0 Marriage settlement SC of Appeals VA
May v. Boisseau 35 Va. 164 1837 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Woodford 35 Va. 316 1837 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Nicholas 35 Va. 330 1837 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
James v. Bird's Adm'r 35 Va. 510 1837 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Hansford v. Elliott 36 Va. 39 1837 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
State v. Coleman 5 Port. 32 1837 0 Indictment for Murder of an Ensalved Person Alabama
Pistole v. Street 5 Port. 64 1837 0 Detinue Alabama