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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Womack v. Smith 30 Tenn. 478 1850 0 Tennessee
Taylor v. Taylor 21 Tenn. 597 1841 0 Tennessee
Elijah v. State 21 Tenn. 455 1841 0 Tennessee
Herron v. Marshall 24 Tenn. 443 1844 0 Tennessee
Puryear v. Thompson 24 Tenn. 397 1844 0 Tennessee
Finis v. Cannon 44 Tenn. 121 1867 0 Tennessee
Goodwin v. Moore 23 Tenn. 221 1843 0 Tennessee
Peter v. State 24 Tenn. 436 1844 0 Tennessee
Acuff v. Rice 40 Tenn. 293 1859 0 Tennessee
Bayless v. Elcan 41 Tenn. 96 1860 0 Tennessee
Kirkwood v. Miller 37 Tenn. 455 1858 0 Tennessee
Martin v. Ramsey 24 Tenn. 349 1844 0 Tennessee
Whitson v. Fowlkes 38 Tenn. 533 1858 0 Tennessee
Hollingsworth v. Miller 37 Tenn. 472 1858 0 Tennessee
Sword v. State 24 Tenn. 102 1844 0 Tennessee
Benton v. Pope 24 Tenn. 392 1844 0 Tennessee
Gee v. Graves 39 Tenn. 239 1858 0 Tennessee
Seay v. Bacon 36 Tenn. 99 1856 0 Tennessee
Gold v. Vaughan 36 Tenn. 247 1856 0 Tennessee
Macon v. State 23 Tenn. 421 1844 0 Tennessee