Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Merrill v. Ithaca & Owego Rail Road 16 Wend. 586 1837 1 New York
Richmond v. Richmond 18 Tenn. 343 1837 0 Tennessee
Rhea v. State 18 Tenn. 258 1837 0 Tennessee
Mastin v. Waugh 19 N.C. 517 1837 1 North Carolina
Mahala v. State 18 Tenn. 532 1837 0 Tennessee
Perkins v. Mayfield 5 Port. 182 1837 0 Alabama
Martin v. Harbin 19 N.C. 504 1837 0 North Carolina
Snead v. Rhodes 19 N.C. 386 1837 1 North Carolina
Bethell v. Moore 19 N.C. 311 1837 0 North Carolina
Burke v. Clarke 11 La. 206 1837 0 Louisiana
Richardson v. Richardson 4 Port. 467 1837 0 Alabama
State v. Love 19 N.C. 267 1837 1 North Carolina
Campbell v. Pennsylvania Life Insurance 2 Whart. 53 1837 1 Pennsylvania
State v. Rollins 8 N.H. 550 1837 0 Criminal New Hampshire
Jackson v. Bulloch 12 Conn. 38 1837 0 Civil Connecticut
Garmon v. Barringer 19 N.C. 502 1837 1 North Carolina
Penny v. Toulouse 11 La. 109 1837 0 Louisiana
State v. Brown 4 Port. 410 1837 0 Alabama
Conway v. Williams' Administrator 10 La. 568 1837 0 Louisiana
Dowell v. Bailey 18 Tenn. 489 1837 0 Tennessee