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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Cocke v. Trotter 18 Tenn. 213 1836 0 Tennessee
Willis v. Willis 62 Tenn. 183 1873 0 Tennessee
Lowe v. Morris 36 Tenn. 69 1856 0 Tennessee
Watkins v. Dean 18 Tenn. 321 1837 0 Tennessee
Vincent v. State 50 Tenn. 120 1871 0 Tennessee
Vance v. Cooper 42 Tenn. 497 1865 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Terrell 26 Tenn. 551 1847 0 Tennessee
State v. Curtis 24 Tenn. 601 1845 0 Tennessee
Potter v. Coward 19 Tenn. 22 1838 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Story 20 Tenn. 420 1839 0 Tennessee
Decherd v. Blanton 35 Tenn. 373 1855 0 Tennessee
Ross v. Wharton 18 Tenn. 190 1836 0 Tennessee
Drake v. Bayliss 20 Tenn. 174 1839 0 Tennessee
Estill v. Deckerd 63 Tenn. 497 1874 0 Tennessee
Powell v. Powell 28 Tenn. 477 1848 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Daniel 29 Tenn. 305 1849 0 Tennessee
Scanland v. Settle 19 Tenn. 169 1837 0 Tennessee
Hamrico v. Laird 18 Tenn. 222 1836 0 Tennessee
Walker v. McConnico 18 Tenn. 228 1836 0 Tennessee
Smith's Executors v. Mabry 17 Tenn. 313 1836 0 Tennessee