Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
M'Clung v. Hughes 26 Va. 453 1837 1 Virginia
Lynch v. Commonwealth 6 Watts 495 1837 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Hobbs v. Fogg 6 Watts 553 1837 0 Contract dispute SC of PA.
Woodsides v. State 3 Miss. 655 1837 1 Mississippi
Hutchcraft's Administrator v. Tilford 35 Ky. 353 1837 1 Kentucky
Van Wyck v. Seward 18 Wend. 198 1837 1 New York
Douglass v. Fagg 35 Va. 588 1837 1 Virginia
Goddin v. Crump 35 Va. 120 1837 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Clark v. Banner 21 N.C. 608 1837 1 North Carolina
Hoffman v. Coster 2 Whart. 453 1837 1 Pennsylvania
Janey v. Blake's Adm'r 35 Va. 88 1837 1 Virginia
Turpin v. Povall 35 Va. 93 1837 1 Virginia
Brawley v. Catron 35 Va. 522 1837 1 Virginia
United States v. White 5 D.C. 116 1837 1 United States
Montgomery v. Norris 2 Miss. 499 1837 0 Trover for slaves Mississippi
Cable v. Martin 2 Miss. 558 1837 0 Recovery for slaves Mississippi
Shurtleff v. Willard 36 Mass. 202 1837 1 Massachusetts
Williamson v. Beckman 35 Va. 20 1837 1 Virginia
Stuart v. Hamilton's Ex'ors 35 Va. 503 1837 1 Virginia
Saeltzer v. Ginther 2 Miles 86 1837 1 Pennsylvania