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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Sharp 2 Sneed 615 1855 0 Tennessee
Sharp v. Sharp 2 Sneed 496 1855 0 Tennessee
Major v. State 2 Sneed 11 1854 0 Tennessee
Cobb, Welsh & Co. v. Johnson 2 Sneed 73 1854 0 Tennessee
Douglass v. Harrison 2 Sneed 382 1854 0 Tennessee
Houston v. Embry 1 Sneed 480 1853 0 Tennessee
White v. Harmond 35 Tenn. 322 1855 0 Tennessee
Decherd v. Blanton 35 Tenn. 373 1855 0 Tennessee
Ward v. Saunders 35 Tenn. 387 1855 0 Tennessee
Gee v. Gee 2 Sneed 395 1854 0 Tennessee
Isham v. State 1 Sneed 111 1853 0 Tennessee
Blair v. Snodgrass 1 Sneed 1 1853 0 Tennessee
Aikin v. Smith 1 Sneed 304 1853 0 Tennessee
State v. Bradshaw 2 Swan 627 1852 0 Tennessee
Carnahan v. Wood 2 Swan 500 1852 0 Tennessee
Ward v. Saunders 2 Swan 174 1852 0 Tennessee
Swanson v. Swanson 2 Swan 446 1852 0 Tennessee
Nelson v. State 2 Swan 237 1852 0 Tennessee
Burke v. Clarke 2 Swan 310 1852 0 Tennessee
Barnes v. White 32 Tenn. 442 1852 0 Tennessee