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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
John v. Tate 7 Hum. 388 1846 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Simonton 27 Tenn. 185 1847 0 Tennessee
Hall v. Tompkins 9 Hum. 592 1848 0 Tennessee
Patton v. Overton 8 Hum. 192 1847 0 Tennessee
Hackney v. Hackney 27 Tenn. 452 1847 0 Tennessee
Eaton v. Breathett 27 Tenn. 534 1847 0 Tennessee
Lassiter v. Cole 27 Tenn. 621 1848 0 Tennessee
Sevier v. Brown 2 Swan 112 1852 0 Tennessee
Bedford v. State 2 Swan 72 1852 0 Tennessee
Lawrence v. Lawrence 2 Swan 141 1852 0 Tennessee
Farnsworth v. Dinsmore 2 Swan 38 1852 0 Tennessee
Thurman v. Shelton 18 Tenn. 383 1837 0 Tennessee
Western & Atlantic R. R. v. Fulton 36 Tenn. 589 1857 0 Tennessee
Wade v. Green 22 Tenn. 547 1842 0 Tennessee
McKinney v. Clarke 2 Swan 321 1852 0 Tennessee
State v. Claiborne 19 Tenn. 331 1838 0 Tennessee
Charles Bros. v. State 42 Tenn. 201 1865 0 Tennessee
English v. Tomlinson 27 Tenn. 378 1847 0 Tennessee
Black v. Planters' Bank 23 Tenn. 367 1843 0 Tennessee
Reuben v. Parrish 25 Tenn. 122 1845 0 Tennessee