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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Brown v. Welcker 41 Tenn. 197 1860 0 Tennessee
Cole v. Cole 37 Tenn. 57 1857 0 Tennessee
Officer v. Sims 49 Tenn. 501 1871 0 Tennessee
Vancil v. Evans 44 Tenn. 340 1867 0 Tennessee
Wall v. Pulliam 52 Tenn. 365 1871 0 Tennessee
Vance v. Cooper 49 Tenn. 93 1870 0 Tennessee
Kirkwood v. Miller 37 Tenn. 455 1858 0 Tennessee
Friedman Bros. v. Mathes 55 Tenn. 488 1872 0 Tennessee
Lane v. Crutchfield 40 Tenn. 452 1859 0 Tennessee
Loftus v. Penn 1 Swan 445 1852 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Pledge 52 Tenn. 371 1871 0 Tennessee
Alexander v. Espy 25 Tenn. 157 1845 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Johnson 53 Tenn. 240 1871 0 Tennessee
Seay v. Young 39 Tenn. 417 1859 0 Tennessee
Ford v. Thompson 38 Tenn. 265 1858 0 Tennessee
Cannon v. Phillips 2 Sneed 185 1854 0 Tennessee
Overton v. Allen 40 Tenn. 440 1859 0 Tennessee
Acuff v. Rice 40 Tenn. 293 1859 0 Tennessee
Wilkinson v. Wilkinson 38 Tenn. 305 1858 0 Tennessee
Bayless v. Elcan 41 Tenn. 96 1860 0 Tennessee