Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
M'Burney v. Flagg 11 La. 333 1837 0 Louisiana
Mary v. State 5 Mo. 71 1837 0 Missouri
Clagett v. Hall 9 G. & J. 80 1837 0 Maryland
Thomas v. Scruggs 18 Tenn. 400 1837 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Harris 3 Miss. 627 1837 0 Mississippi
Yarbrough v. Newell 18 Tenn. 376 1837 0 Tennessee
Hall v. M'Henry 5 Port. 123 1837 0 Alabama
Wood v. Bruce 9 G. & J. 215 1837 0 Maryland
Bank of Alabama v. M'Dade 4 Port. 252 1837 0 Alabama
Penny v. Toulouse 11 La. 109 1837 0 Louisiana
Burke v. Clarke 11 La. 206 1837 0 Louisiana
Harriett v. Ridgely 9 G. & J. 174 1837 0 Maryland
Pocock v. Hendricks 8 G. & J. 421 1837 0 Maryland
Conway v. Williams' Administrator 10 La. 568 1837 0 Louisiana
M'Coy v. Moss 5 Port. 88 1837 0 Alabama
Williams v. Turner 18 Tenn. 287 1837 0 Tennessee
Watkins v. Dean 18 Tenn. 321 1837 0 Tennessee
Clayton v. Liverman 19 N.C. 558 1837 0 North Carolina
Saltmarsh v. Beene 4 Port. 283 1837 1 Alabama
Wright v. Rogers 9 G. & J. 181 1837 0 Maryland