Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dick v. Pitchford 21 N.C. 480 1837 0 North Carolina
Shurtleff v. Willard 36 Mass. 202 1837 1 Massachusetts
United States v. White 5 D.C. 116 1837 1 United States
Hutchins v. Johnson 12 Conn. 376 1837 1 Connecticut
Morrow's Adm'r v. Peyton's Adm'r 35 Va. 54 1837 1 Virginia
Stuart v. Hamilton's Ex'ors 35 Va. 503 1837 1 Virginia
Polydore v. Prince 19 F. Cas. 950 1837 0 Civil District Court, D. Maine
Fisher v. Bassett 36 Va. 52 1837 1 Virginia
Saeltzer v. Ginther 2 Miles 86 1837 1 Pennsylvania
Hobbs v. Fogg 6 Watts 553 1837 0 SC of PA.
Brown v. Bonner 35 Va. 1 1837 1 Virginia
Smith v. Berry 8 Ohio 365 1838 1 Ohio
Hayward v. Hayward 37 Mass. 517 1838 1 Massachusetts
Greenlee's Adm'r v. Bailey 36 Va. 188 1838 0 SC of Appeals VA
Minor v. Stewart 3 Miss. 912 1838 0 Mississippi
White v. Toncray 36 Va. 128 1838 1 Virginia
Gambling v. Read 19 Tenn. 281 1838 0 Tennessee
Hawkins ex rel. Mundell v. Bowie 9 G. & J. 428 1838 0 Maryland
Sampson v. Burgwin 20 N.C. 28 1838 0 North Carolina
Caplinger v. Stokes 19 Tenn. 175 1838 0 Tennessee