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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Cowan v. Anderson 47 Tenn. 284 1869 0 Tennessee
Lasell v. Powell 47 Tenn. 277 1869 0 Tennessee
Brazelton v. Turney 47 Tenn. 267 1869 0 Tennessee
Wheless v. Espy 47 Tenn. 237 1869 0 Tennessee
Wiseman v. Russey 47 Tenn. 233 1869 0 Tennessee
Milly v. Harrison 47 Tenn. 191 1869 0 Tennessee
German v. German 47 Tenn. 180 1869 0 Tennessee
Armstrong v. Pearre 47 Tenn. 171 1869 0 Tennessee
Gaines v. Shelton 47 Ala. 413 1872 0 Action on Promissory Note Alabama
Blevins' Case 46 Va. 703 1848 0 Larceny General Ct. of VA
Peter v. Hargrave 46 Va. 12 1848 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Skillin v. Loyd 46 Tenn. 563 1869 0 Tennessee
Bankhead v. Alloway 46 Tenn. 56 1868 0 Tennessee
Douglass v. Cross 46 Tenn. 416 1869 0 Tennessee
Moody v. State 46 Tenn. 299 1869 0 Tennessee
State v. Staten 46 Tenn. 233 1869 0 Tennessee
Helms v. Mynatt 46 Tenn. 215 1869 0 Tennessee
Grider v. Harbison 46 Tenn. 208 1869 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Moses 46 Tenn. 193 1869 0 Tennessee
Thomson v. Warren 45 Tenn. 644 1868 0 Tennessee