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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Watkins 23 Tenn. 256 1843 0 Tennessee
Hinton v. Cole 22 Tenn. 656 1842 0 Tennessee
Thomas v. Lewis 22 Tenn. 29 1842 0 Tennessee
Saunders v. Turbeville 21 Tenn. 272 1840 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee
Weedon v. Wallace 19 Tenn. 286 1838 0 Tennessee
Payne v. Lassiter 18 Tenn. 507 1837 0 Tennessee
Rhea v. State 18 Tenn. 258 1837 0 Tennessee
Alexander v. Wallace 18 Tenn. 105 1836 0 Tennessee
Wharton v. Thompson 17 Tenn. 45 1836 0 Tennessee
Grisham v. Grisham 16 Tenn. 393 1835 0 Tennessee
Barbee v. Williams 51 Tenn. 522 1871 0 Tennessee
Click v. Click 48 Tenn. 607 1870 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Bibb 42 Tenn. 434 1865 0 Tennessee
Reeves v. Steele 39 Tenn. 647 1859 0 Tennessee
Leetch v. State 39 Tenn. 140 1858 0 Tennessee
Allen v. Barksdale 38 Tenn. 238 1858 0 Tennessee
Coppedge v. Threadgill 35 Tenn. 577 1856 0 Tennessee
Ezell v. Franklin 2 Sneed 236 1854 0 Tennessee
Sugg v. Tillman 2 Swan 208 1852 0 Tennessee