Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Thornton v. Davenport 2 Ill. 296 1836 1 Illinois
Guerrant v. Hocker 34 Va. 366 1836 1 Virginia
Andruss v. Doolittle 11 Conn. 283 1836 1 Connecticut
M'Cormick's Adm'r v. M'Cormick 34 Va. 66 1836 1 Virginia
Smith v. Jones 34 Va. 165 1836 1 Virginia
State v. Gorham 11 Conn. 233 1836 1 Connecticut
Rider v. Nelson & Albemarle Union Factory 34 Va. 154 1836 1 Virginia
Bank of the Valley v. Stribling's Ex'or 34 Va. 26 1836 1 Virginia
M'Knight v. Read 1 Whart. 213 1836 1 Pennsylvania
State v. Benton 19 N.C. 196 1836 1 North Carolina
Taylor v. Tillotson 16 Wend. 494 1836 1 New York
Ley v. Union Canal 5 Watts 104 1836 1 Pennsylvania
Shaw v. Smith 17 Tenn. 97 1836 0 Tennessee
Galt v. Dibrell 18 Tenn. 146 1836 0 Tennessee
Lindsay v. King 3 Port. 406 1836 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Underwood v. Brockman 34 Ky. 309 1836 0 Kentucky
State v. Samuel 19 N.C. 177 1836 0 Homicide North Carolina
Philadelphia Library Co. v. Ingham 1 Whart. 72 1836 1 Pennsylvania
Charles v. State 3 Port. 440 1836 0 Alabama
Commonwealth v. Aves 35 Mass. 193 1836 0 Action for freedom Massachusetts