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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Turner v. Thrower 5 Port. 43 1837 0 Alabama
State v. Brown 4 Port. 410 1837 0 Alabama
Williamson v Hill 6 Port. 184 1837 0 Alabama
Cable v. Martin 2 Miss. 558 1837 0 Mississippi
Davis v. Gully 19 N.C. 360 1837 0 North Carolina
Cox v. Murphey 19 N.C. 257 1837 0 North Carolina
Willis v. Hill 19 N.C. 231 1837 0 North Carolina
Baird v. Brady 19 N.C. 341 1837 0 North Carolina
Strickland v. Fowler 21 N.C. 629 1837 0 North Carolina
M'Connell v. Peobles 21 N.C. 601 1837 0 North Carolina
Felton v. Billups 21 N.C. 584 1837 0 North Carolina
Ham v. Ham 21 N.C. 598 1837 0 North Carolina
Vanhook v. Vanhook 21 N.C. 589 1837 0 North Carolina
Boyce v. Warren 19 N.C. 498 1837 0 North Carolina
Den ex dem. Harrell v. Hoskins 19 N.C. 479 1837 0 North Carolina
Melchor v. Burger 21 N.C. 634 1837 0 North Carolina
Bethell's Ex'ix v. Wilson 21 N.C. 610 1837 0 North Carolina
Allen v. Sarah 2 Del. 434 1838 0 Delaware
Fisk v. Hart 11 La. 479 1838 0 Louisiana
Henderson v. Bryan 12 La. 10 1838 0 Louisiana