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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Fadeley v. Weatherby's Ex'ors 35 Va. 29 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Melchor v. Burger 21 N.C. 634 1837 0 North Carolina
Anderson v. Woodford 35 Va. 316 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Nicholas 35 Va. 330 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Martin v. Harbin 19 N.C. 504 1837 0 North Carolina
Bethell v. Moore 19 N.C. 311 1837 0 North Carolina
The Reeside 20 F. Cas. 458 1837 1 United States
James v. Bird's Adm'r 35 Va. 510 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
State v. Brown 4 Port. 410 1837 0 Alabama
Wrights v. Oldham 35 Va. 306 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Orso v. Orso 11 La. 61 1837 0 Louisiana
Mahala v. State 18 Tenn. 532 1837 0 Tennessee
King's Ex'ors v. Sheffey's Adm'r 35 Va. 614 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Skipwith's Ex'or v. Cunningham 35 Va. 271 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
House v. Commonwealth 35 Va. 755 1837 0 General Ct. of VA
Payne v. Lassiter 18 Tenn. 507 1837 0 Tennessee
Newton v. Turpin 8 G. & J. 433 1837 0 Maryland
May v. Boisseau 35 Va. 164 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Turner v. Thrower 5 Port. 43 1837 0 Alabama
Cable v. Martin 2 Miss. 558 1837 0 Mississippi