Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Jones 34 Va. 165 1836 1 Virginia
Collier v. Bank of Newbern 21 N.C. 328 1836 1 North Carolina
Haden v. Garden 34 Va. 157 1836 1 Virginia
Stoutenborough v. Haviland 15 N.J.L. 266 1836 New Jersey
Carey v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 13 1836 0 United States
Cocke v. Trotter 18 Tenn. 213 1836 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Faris 17 Tenn. 209 1836 0 Tennessee
Hawthorn v. Hunter 35 Va. 411 1836 0 SC of Appeals VA
German v. Gay 9 La. 580 1836 0 Louisiana
Gasper v. Donaldson 1 Whart. 227 1836 0 SC of PA.
Hickman v. Cantrell 17 Tenn. 172 1836 0 Tennessee
Overton v. Overton 10 La. 466 1836 0 Louisiana
Marie Louise v. Marot 9 La. 473 1836 0 Louisiana
Cummins v. Colgin 3 Port. 393 1836 1 Alabama
Wilson v. Barnet 8 G. & J. 159 1836 0 Maryland
Berry v. Hale 2 Miss. 315 1836 0 Mississippi
Montreuil v. Pierre 9 La. 356 1836 0 Louisiana
Weeks v. Flower 9 La. 379 1836 0 Louisiana
M'Kinnon v. M'Lean 19 N.C. 79 1836 1 North Carolina
Belcher v. Belcher 18 Tenn. 121 1836 0 Tennessee