Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Rollins 8 N.H. 550 1837 0 Criminal New Hampshire
Jackson v. Bulloch 12 Conn. 38 1837 0 Civil Connecticut
Birney v. State 8 Ohio 230 1837 0 Criminal Ohio
Saeltzer v. Ginther 2 Miles 86 1837 1 Pennsylvania
Lynch v. Commonwealth 6 Watts 495 1837 0 Civil SC of PA.
United States v. Farrell 5 D.C. 311 1837 0 United States
Thurman v. Shelton 18 Tenn. 383 1837 0 Tennessee
Shurtleff v. Willard 36 Mass. 202 1837 1 Massachusetts
Williams v. Turner 18 Tenn. 287 1837 0 Tennessee
Clagett v. Hall 9 G. & J. 80 1837 0 Maryland
Hoover's lessee v. Gregory 18 Tenn. 444 1837 0 Tennessee
Watkins v. Dean 18 Tenn. 321 1837 0 Tennessee
Yarbrough v. Newell 18 Tenn. 376 1837 0 Tennessee
Copeland v. Bennet 18 Tenn. 355 1837 0 Tennessee
Neely v. Lyon 18 Tenn. 473 1837 0 Tennessee
Stuart v. Hamilton's Ex'ors 35 Va. 503 1837 1 Virginia
Dowell v. Bailey 18 Tenn. 489 1837 0 Tennessee
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