Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Williamson v. Beckman 35 Va. 20 1837 1 Virginia
Goodwin v. Floyd 18 Tenn. 520 1837 0 Tennessee
Van Kleeck v. Ministers of the Reformed Dutch Church 6 Paige Ch. 600 1837 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
Hoover's lessee v. Gregory 18 Tenn. 444 1837 0 Tennessee
Watkins v. Dean 18 Tenn. 321 1837 0 Tennessee
Yarbrough v. Newell 18 Tenn. 376 1837 0 Tennessee
Copeland v. Bennet 18 Tenn. 355 1837 0 Tennessee
Neely v. Lyon 18 Tenn. 473 1837 0 Tennessee
Scanland v. Settle 19 Tenn. 169 1837 0 Tennessee
Penny v. Toulouse 11 La. 109 1837 0 Louisiana
Childress v. M'Cullough 5 Port. 54 1837 0 Alabama
Peak v. Ligon 18 Tenn. 469 1837 0 Tennessee
Thurman v. Shelton 18 Tenn. 383 1837 0 Tennessee
Newton v. Turpin 8 G. & J. 433 1837 0 Maryland
Bank of the United States v. Lee 5 D.C. 319 1837 0 United States
Bank of Alabama v. M'Dade 4 Port. 252 1837 0 Alabama
Polydore v. Prince 19 F. Cas. 950 1837 0 Civil District Court, D. Maine
Lynch v. Commonwealth 6 Watts 495 1837 0 Civil SC of PA.
Payne v. Lassiter 18 Tenn. 507 1837 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Turner 18 Tenn. 287 1837 0 Tennessee