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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Martin v. State 25 Tenn. 204 1845 0 Tennessee
Watterson v. Watterson 38 Tenn. 1 1858 0 Tennessee
Trotter v. Watson 25 Tenn. 509 1846 0 Tennessee
Vanleer v. Fain 25 Tenn. 104 1845 0 Tennessee
Partee v. McAlister 25 Tenn. 408 1846 0 Tennessee
Shaw v. Shaw 25 Tenn. 418 1846 0 Tennessee
Morris v. Nixon 26 Tenn. 579 1847 0 Tennessee
Farnsworth v. Earnest 26 Tenn. 24 1846 0 Tennessee
Patton Ex'r. v. Allison 26 Tenn. 320 1846 0 Tennessee
Runyan v. Morgan 26 Tenn. 210 1846 0 Tennessee
Daniel v. McClelland 26 Tenn. 298 1846 0 Tennessee
Simpson v. Simpson 26 Tenn. 275 1846 0 Tennessee
Kennedy v. Williams 26 Tenn. 50 1846 0 Tennessee
Sypert v. Sawyer 26 Tenn. 413 1846 0 Tennessee
Fitzpatrick v. School Commissioners 26 Tenn. 224 1846 0 Tennessee
Tubb v. Williams 26 Tenn. 367 1846 0 Tennessee
Gilliam v. Spence 6 Hum. 160 1845 0 Tennessee
Runyan v. Caldwell 7 Hum. 134 1846 0 Tennessee
Bonner v. Bonner 26 Tenn. 436 1846 0 Tennessee
Squires v. Old 26 Tenn. 454 1846 0 Tennessee