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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wren v. Gayden 2 Miss. 365 1836 0 Mississippi
Wilson v. Barnet 8 G. & J. 159 1836 0 Maryland
Hamilton v. Franklin 4 D.C. 729 1836 0 United States
Marfield v. Davidson 8 G. & J. 209 1836 0 Maryland
Williams v. Williams 18 Tenn. 20 1836 0 Tennessee
Harris v. Firth 4 D.C. 710 1836 0 United States
State v. Samuel 19 N.C. 177 1836 0 North Carolina
United States v. West 5 D.C. 35 1836 0 United States
Boon v. Juliet 2 Ill. 258 1836 0 Civil Illinois
Carey v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 13 1836 0 United States
Hite v. Goodman 21 N.C. 364 1836 0 North Carolina
Gasper v. Donaldson 1 Whart. 227 1836 0 SC of PA.
Wadsworth v. Armfield 21 N.C. 323 1836 0 North Carolina
Wharton v. Thompson 17 Tenn. 45 1836 0 Tennessee
Hite v. State 17 Tenn. 198 1836 0 Tennessee
Scott v. Carruth 17 Tenn. 418 1836 0 Tennessee
McCullough v. Moore 17 Tenn. 305 1836 0 Tennessee
Graham v. Swearingin 17 Tenn. 276 1836 0 Tennessee
Blue v. Patterson 21 N.C. 457 1836 0 North Carolina
Alston v. Hamlin 19 N.C. 115 1836 0 North Carolina