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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Duncan v. Philips 40 Tenn. 415 1859 0 Tennessee
Byram v. McGuire 40 Tenn. 530 1859 0 Tennessee
Elliott v. Holder 40 Tenn. 698 1859 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Allen 40 Tenn. 429 1859 0 Tennessee
Hinson v. Partee 11 Hum. 587 1850 0 Tennessee
Brooks v. Caughran 40 Tenn. 464 1859 0 Tennessee
Sandeford v. Hess 39 Tenn. 680 1859 0 Tennessee
Woodson v. Smith 38 Tenn. 276 1858 0 Tennessee
Crittenden v. Posey 38 Tenn. 311 1858 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Hoyle 40 Tenn. 56 1859 0 Tennessee
Morgan & Co. v. Cooper 38 Tenn. 430 1858 0 Tennessee
Crippen v. Crippen 38 Tenn. 128 1858 0 Tennessee
Gamble v. Nunn 37 Tenn. 465 1858 0 Tennessee
Hobbs v. Ballard 37 Tenn. 395 1858 0 Tennessee
Luna v. Edmiston 37 Tenn. 159 1857 0 Tennessee
Burt v. Bobo 36 Tenn. 234 1856 0 Tennessee
Harris v. Alderson 36 Tenn. 252 1856 0 Tennessee
Cheek v. Wheatley 35 Tenn. 484 1856 0 Tennessee
Farnsworth v. Arnold 3 Sneed 252 1855 0 Tennessee
Sharp v. Sharp 2 Sneed 496 1855 0 Tennessee