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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Tom v. State 27 Tenn. 86 1847 0 Tennessee
Gray v. Hays 26 Tenn. 588 1847 0 Tennessee
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Banks v. Wilks 20 Tenn. 279 1839 0 Tennessee
Martin v. Fancher 21 Tenn. 510 1841 0 Tennessee
Hickman v. Cantrell 17 Tenn. 172 1836 0 Tennessee
Jarnagin v. Conway 21 Tenn. 50 1840 0 Tennessee
Bowman's Ex'rs v. Tucker 22 Tenn. 648 1842 0 Tennessee
Harris v. Taylor 35 Tenn. 536 1856 0 Tennessee
Hartsell v. George 22 Tenn. 255 1842 0 Tennessee
Horsely v. Branch 20 Tenn. 199 1839 0 Tennessee
Greenlow v. Rawlings 22 Tenn. 90 1842 0 Tennessee
Pope v. Eakin 22 Tenn. 413 1842 0 Tennessee
Sydney v. State 22 Tenn. 478 1842 0 Tennessee
Goodman v. Floyd 21 Tenn. 59 1840 0 Tennessee
Peak v. Ligon 18 Tenn. 469 1837 0 Tennessee
Goodwin v. Moore 23 Tenn. 221 1843 0 Tennessee
Sword v. State 24 Tenn. 102 1844 0 Tennessee
Puryear v. Thompson 24 Tenn. 397 1844 0 Tennessee
Bell v. Cummings 35 Tenn. 275 1855 0 Tennessee