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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
Angus v. Dickerson 19 Tenn. 459 1838 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Faris 17 Tenn. 209 1836 0 Tennessee
Ferrel v. Finch 16 Tenn. 432 1835 0 Tennessee
Potter v. Coward 19 Tenn. 22 1838 0 Tennessee
Stewart v. Miller 19 Tenn. 574 1838 0 Tennessee
Kearly v. Duncan 38 Tenn. 397 1858 0 Tennessee
Yancy v. Yancy 52 Tenn. 353 1871 0 Tennessee
Moore v. Crockett 29 Tenn. 365 1849 0 Tennessee
Officer v. Sims 49 Tenn. 501 1871 0 Tennessee
Boon v. Lancaster 33 Tenn. 577 1854 0 Tennessee
Ketchum v. Dew 47 Tenn. 532 1870 0 Tennessee
Butler v. Rutledge 42 Tenn. 4 1865 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Daniel 29 Tenn. 305 1849 0 Tennessee
Powell v. Powell 28 Tenn. 477 1848 0 Tennessee
Drake v. Bayliss 20 Tenn. 174 1839 0 Tennessee
State v. Curtis 24 Tenn. 601 1845 0 Tennessee
Vincent v. State 50 Tenn. 120 1871 0 Tennessee
Price v. Allen 9 Hum. 703 1849 0 Tennessee
Wilks v. Fitzpatrick 20 Tenn. 54 1839 0 Tennessee