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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hope v. Hutchins 9 G. & J. 77 1837 0 Maryland
Neely v. Lyon 18 Tenn. 473 1837 0 Tennessee
Copeland v. Bennet 18 Tenn. 355 1837 0 Tennessee
Fadeley v. Weatherby's Ex'ors 35 Va. 29 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Pate v. Baker 35 Va. 80 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Mead v. Steger 5 Port. 498 1837 0 Alabama
Perkins v. Mayfield 5 Port. 182 1837 0 Alabama
Anderson v. Woodford 35 Va. 316 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Penny v. Toulouse 11 La. 109 1837 0 Louisiana
Skipwith's Ex'or v. Cunningham 35 Va. 271 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
United States v. Farrell 5 D.C. 311 1837 0 United States
Chapman v. Morris 9 G. & J. 101 1837 0 Maryland
Burt v. Kimbell 5 Port. 137 1837 0 Alabama
Wrights v. Oldham 35 Va. 306 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
May v. Boisseau 35 Va. 164 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Nicholas 35 Va. 330 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Thomassin v. Raphael's Executor 11 La. 128 1837 0 Louisiana
Lane v. Dickerson 18 Tenn. 373 1837 0 Tennessee
Richmond v. Richmond 18 Tenn. 343 1837 0 Tennessee
Davis v. Gully 19 N.C. 360 1837 0 North Carolina