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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Willis v. Hill 19 N.C. 231 1837 0 North Carolina
Williams v. Turner 18 Tenn. 287 1837 0 Tennessee
Dick v. Pitchford 21 N.C. 480 1837 0 North Carolina
Pocock v. Hendricks 8 G. & J. 421 1837 0 Maryland
Cross v. Black 9 G. & J. 198 1837 0 Maryland
Harriett v. Ridgely 9 G. & J. 174 1837 0 Maryland
Payne v. Lassiter 18 Tenn. 507 1837 0 Tennessee
Chapman v. Morris 9 G. & J. 101 1837 0 Maryland
Clagett v. Hall 9 G. & J. 80 1837 0 Maryland
Hansford v. Elliott 36 Va. 39 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Peggy v. Wilson 9 G. & J. 169 1837 0 Maryland
Clayton v. Liverman 19 N.C. 558 1837 0 North Carolina
Hamlin v. Alston 19 N.C. 269 1837 0 North Carolina
Portis v. Creagh 4 Port. 332 1837 0 Alabama
Bank of the United States v. Lee 5 D.C. 319 1837 0 United States
Newton v. Turpin 8 G. & J. 433 1837 0 Maryland
Scanland v. Settle 19 Tenn. 169 1837 0 Tennessee
Mahala v. State 18 Tenn. 532 1837 0 Tennessee
Goodwin v. Floyd 18 Tenn. 520 1837 0 Tennessee
Thomas v. Scruggs 18 Tenn. 400 1837 0 Tennessee