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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Cheaires v. Alderson 26 Tenn. 273 1846 0 Tennessee
Alexander v. Espy 25 Tenn. 157 1845 0 Tennessee
Dillard v. Dillard 22 Tenn. 41 1842 0 Tennessee
Moody v. Fry 22 Tenn. 567 1842 0 Tennessee
Trigg v. McDonald 21 Tenn. 386 1841 0 Tennessee
Wilks v. Fitzpatrick 20 Tenn. 54 1839 0 Tennessee
Maley v. Barrett 2 Sneed 501 1855 0 Tennessee
Hall v. McLain 11 Hum. 425 1850 0 Tennessee
Bridgewater v. Legatees of Pride 1 Sneed 195 1853 0 Tennessee
Price v. Allen 9 Hum. 703 1849 0 Tennessee
Cocke v. Trotter 18 Tenn. 213 1836 0 Tennessee
Willis v. Willis 62 Tenn. 183 1873 0 Tennessee
Vincent v. State 50 Tenn. 120 1871 0 Tennessee
Vance v. Cooper 42 Tenn. 497 1865 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Terrell 26 Tenn. 551 1847 0 Tennessee
State v. Curtis 24 Tenn. 601 1845 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Story 20 Tenn. 420 1839 0 Tennessee
Drake v. Bayliss 20 Tenn. 174 1839 0 Tennessee
Estill v. Deckerd 63 Tenn. 497 1874 0 Tennessee
Powell v. Powell 28 Tenn. 477 1848 0 Tennessee