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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Rhea v. State 18 Tenn. 258 1837 0 Tennessee
Richmond v. Richmond 18 Tenn. 343 1837 0 Tennessee
Lane v. Dickerson 18 Tenn. 373 1837 0 Tennessee
Neely v. Wood 18 Tenn. 486 1837 0 Tennessee
Payne v. Lassiter 18 Tenn. 507 1837 0 Tennessee
Peak v. Ligon 18 Tenn. 469 1837 0 Tennessee
Dowell v. Bailey 18 Tenn. 489 1837 0 Tennessee
Cable v. Martin 2 Miss. 558 1837 0 Mississippi
Wilson v. Barnett 9 G. & J. 158 1837 0 Maryland
Bland v. Dowling 9 G. & J. 19 1837 0 Maryland
Wright v. Rogers 9 G. & J. 181 1837 0 Maryland
Hope v. Hutchins 9 G. & J. 77 1837 0 Maryland
Chapman v. Morris 9 G. & J. 101 1837 0 Maryland
Hall v. M'Henry 5 Port. 123 1837 0 Alabama
Childress v. M'Cullough 5 Port. 54 1837 0 Alabama
Mahala v. State 18 Tenn. 532 1837 0 Tennessee
M'Coy v. Moss 5 Port. 88 1837 0 Alabama
Lewis's Adm'rs v. Farrish & Stamp's Administrators 2 Miss. 547 1837 0 Mississippi
Irby v. Wilson 21 N.C. 568 1837 0 North Carolina
United States v. Farrell 5 D.C. 311 1837 0 United States