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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Nicholas 35 Va. 330 1837 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Wood v. Bruce 9 G. & J. 215 1837 0 Maryland
Peggy v. Wilson 9 G. & J. 169 1837 0 0 Maryland
Davis v. Gully 19 N.C. 360 1837 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Bland v. Dowling 9 G. & J. 19 1837 0 Maryland
Hope v. Hutchins 9 G. & J. 77 1837 0 Maryland
Pocock v. Hendricks 8 G. & J. 421 1837 0 Maryland
Peak v. Ligon 18 Tenn. 469 1837 0 Tennessee
Chapman v. Morris 9 G. & J. 101 1837 0 Maryland
Richmond v. Richmond 18 Tenn. 343 1837 0 Tennessee
Cox v. Murphey 19 N.C. 257 1837 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Richardson v. Richardson 4 Port. 467 1837 0 Property dispute Alabama
Willis v. Hill 19 N.C. 231 1837 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Cross v. Black 9 G. & J. 198 1837 0 Maryland
Harriett v. Ridgely 9 G. & J. 174 1837 0 Maryland
Hamlin v. Alston 19 N.C. 269 1837 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Anderson v. Woodford 35 Va. 316 1837 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Flagg v. Mann 9 F. Cas. 202 1837 1 United States
United States v. White 5 D.C. 116 1837 1 United States
Hutchins v. Johnson 12 Conn. 376 1837 1 Connecticut