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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Rowan v. Mercer 29 Tenn. 359 1849 0 Tennessee
Gholson v. Blackman 44 Tenn. 580 1867 0 Tennessee
Skillin v. Loyd 46 Tenn. 563 1869 0 Tennessee
Lasell v. Powell 47 Tenn. 277 1869 0 Tennessee
Hawkins v. Humble 45 Tenn. 531 1868 0 Tennessee
Douglass v. Cross 46 Tenn. 416 1869 0 Tennessee
Darden v. Orgain 45 Tenn. 211 1867 0 Tennessee
Beaufort v. Collier 25 Tenn. 487 1846 0 Tennessee
Boyd v. State 47 Tenn. 69 1869 0 Tennessee
Finch v. Rogers 11 Hum. 559 1851 0 Tennessee
Creed v. White 11 Hum. 549 1851 0 Tennessee
Duncan v. Philips 40 Tenn. 415 1859 0 Tennessee
Vaden v. Vaden 38 Tenn. 444 1858 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Cannon 40 Tenn. 354 1859 0 Tennessee
Nickson v. Toney 40 Tenn. 655 1859 0 Tennessee
Isaac v. Farnsworth 40 Tenn. 275 1859 0 Tennessee
James v. Carper 36 Tenn. 397 1857 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Allen 40 Tenn. 429 1859 0 Tennessee
Hinson v. Partee 11 Hum. 587 1850 0 Tennessee
Burrough v. Brooks 40 Tenn. 392 1859 0 Tennessee