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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Turner v. Thrower 5 Port. 43 1837 0 Alabama
Ham v. Ham 21 N.C. 598 1837 0 North Carolina
State v. Rollins 8 N.H. 550 1837 0 Criminal New Hampshire
Polydore v. Prince 19 F. Cas. 950 1837 0 Civil District Court, D. Maine
King's Ex'ors v. Sheffey's Adm'r 35 Va. 614 1837 0 SC of Appeals VA
Jackson v. Bulloch 12 Conn. 38 1837 0 Civil Connecticut
Irby v. Wilson 21 N.C. 568 1837 0 North Carolina
Thompson v. Thompson's Heirs 11 La. 324 1837 0 Louisiana
Birney v. State 8 Ohio 230 1837 0 Criminal Ohio
Sutherland v. Goff 5 Port. 508 1837 0 Alabama
Felton v. Billups 21 N.C. 584 1837 0 North Carolina
M'Burney v. Flagg 11 La. 333 1837 0 Louisiana
Negro William Richardson's Case 5 D.C. 338 1837 0 United States
Richmond v. Richmond 18 Tenn. 343 1837 0 Tennessee
Nevett v. Berry 18 F. Cas. 27 1837 0 United States
Thurman v. Shelton 18 Tenn. 383 1837 0 Tennessee
Wood v. Vandenburgh 6 Paige Ch. 277 1837 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
State v. Coleman 5 Port. 32 1837 0 Alabama
Tyrrell v. Morris 21 N.C. 559 1837 0 North Carolina
Mahala v. State 18 Tenn. 532 1837 0 Tennessee