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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dick v. Pitchford 21 N.C. 480 1837 0 North Carolina
Copeland v. Bennet 18 Tenn. 355 1837 0 Tennessee
Mahala v. State 18 Tenn. 532 1837 0 Tennessee
Neely v. Lyon 18 Tenn. 473 1837 0 Tennessee
Peak v. Ligon 18 Tenn. 469 1837 0 Tennessee
Childress v. M'Cullough 5 Port. 54 1837 0 Alabama
Wright v. Rogers 9 G. & J. 181 1837 0 Maryland
Hope v. Hutchins 9 G. & J. 77 1837 0 Maryland
Lynch v. Commonwealth 6 Watts 495 1837 0 Civil SC of PA.
Penny v. Toulouse 11 La. 109 1837 0 Louisiana
Wilson v. Barnett 9 G. & J. 158 1837 0 Maryland
Chapman v. Morris 9 G. & J. 101 1837 0 Maryland
Birney v. State 8 Ohio 230 1837 0 Criminal Ohio
M'Burney v. Flagg 11 La. 333 1837 0 Louisiana
Williams v. Turner 18 Tenn. 287 1837 0 Tennessee
Payne v. Lassiter 18 Tenn. 507 1837 0 Tennessee
Van Kleeck v. Ministers of the Reformed Dutch Church 6 Paige Ch. 600 1837 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
State v. Rollins 8 N.H. 550 1837 0 Criminal New Hampshire
Harriett v. Ridgely 9 G. & J. 174 1837 0 Maryland
Eddy v. Traver 6 Paige Ch. 521 1837 1 New York