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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sutherland v. Goff 5 Port. 508 1837 0 Alabama
May v. Boisseau 35 Va. 164 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Woodford 35 Va. 316 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Skipwith's Ex'or v. Cunningham 35 Va. 271 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Lane v. Dickerson 18 Tenn. 373 1837 0 Tennessee
Davis v. Gully 19 N.C. 360 1837 0 North Carolina
O'Donogan v. Knox 11 La. 384 1837 0 Louisiana
Burt v. Kimbell 5 Port. 137 1837 0 Alabama
Williams v. Harris 3 Miss. 627 1837 0 Mississippi
Childress v. M'Cullough 5 Port. 54 1837 0 Alabama
Perkins v. Mayfield 5 Port. 182 1837 0 Alabama
Goddin v. Crump 35 Va. 120 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Peak v. Ligon 18 Tenn. 469 1837 0 Tennessee
State v. Rollins 8 N.H. 550 1837 0 Criminal New Hampshire
Wood v. Vandenburgh 6 Paige Ch. 277 1837 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
Hansford v. Elliott 36 Va. 39 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Baird v. Brady 19 N.C. 341 1837 0 North Carolina
Willis v. Hill 19 N.C. 231 1837 0 North Carolina
Cox v. Murphey 19 N.C. 257 1837 0 North Carolina
King's Ex'ors v. Sheffey's Adm'r 35 Va. 614 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA