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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Copeland v. Bennet 18 Tenn. 355 1837 0 Tennessee
State v. Rollins 8 N.H. 550 1837 0 Criminal New Hampshire
Irby v. Wilson 21 N.C. 568 1837 0 North Carolina
Pocock v. Hendricks 8 G. & J. 421 1837 0 Maryland
Birney v. State 8 Ohio 230 1837 0 Criminal Ohio
Dick v. Pitchford 21 N.C. 480 1837 0 North Carolina
Chapman v. Morris 9 G. & J. 101 1837 0 Maryland
Jackson v. Bulloch 12 Conn. 38 1837 0 Civil Connecticut
Bland v. Dowling 9 G. & J. 19 1837 0 Maryland
Rhea v. State 18 Tenn. 258 1837 0 Tennessee
Neely v. Lyon 18 Tenn. 473 1837 0 Tennessee
Cross v. Black 9 G. & J. 198 1837 0 Maryland
Lane v. Dickerson 18 Tenn. 373 1837 0 Tennessee
Wright v. Rogers 9 G. & J. 181 1837 0 Maryland
Penny v. Toulouse 11 La. 109 1837 0 Louisiana
Neely v. Wood 18 Tenn. 486 1837 0 Tennessee
Hoover's lessee v. Gregory 18 Tenn. 444 1837 0 Tennessee
Harriett v. Ridgely 9 G. & J. 174 1837 0 Maryland
Williams v. Turner 18 Tenn. 287 1837 0 Tennessee
Richmond v. Richmond 18 Tenn. 343 1837 0 Tennessee