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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hessmer v. Bad Gov't No. 3:12-CV-590, 2012 WL 3945315, at *9 (M.D. Tenn. Sept. 10, 2012) 2012 1 sec. 1983 action Tennessee
Hayssen Co. Southern v. Donelson & Poston, Inc. 51 Tenn. App. 57 1962 1 Tennessee
Chapron v. Cassaday 22 Tenn. 661 1842 1 Tennessee
Neal v. Barone No. E200902598COAR9CV, 2010 WL 4024973, at *4–5 (Tenn. Ct. App. Oct. 13, 2010) 2010 1 lien on real property Tennessee
Stephenson v. Stephenson No. W200201064COAR3CV, 2003 WL 1618090, at *3 (Tenn. Ct. App. Mar. 27, 2003) 2003 1 will contest Tennessee
Cooper v. Sandford 12 Tenn. 452 1833 1 Tennessee
Am. City Bank of Tullahoma v. W. Auto Supply Co. 631 S.W.2d 410 1981 1 validity of lien Tennessee
Haynes v. Cumberland Builders, Inc. 546 S.W.2d 228 1976 1 Tennessee
Orlowski v. Bates No. 2:11-CV-01396-JPM, 2015 WL 1485980, at *7 (W.D. Tenn. Mar. 31, 2015) 2015 1 fraud Tennessee
Hutchinson v. Estate of Nunn ex rel. Ozier No. W2004-00578-COA-R3CV, 2004 WL 3048970, at *5 (Tenn. Ct. App. Dec. 30, 2004) 2004 1 property damage, waste Tennessee
Gonsewski v. Gonsewski 350 S.W.3d 99 2011 1 divorce, property division Tennessee
Pullen v. Hopkins 69 Tenn. 741 1878 1 Tennessee
Box v. Lanier 112 Tenn. 393 1904 1 dispute over insurance policy proceeds Tennessee
Hopkins’ Heirs v. Callaway 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 282 1869 1 Tennessee
McCormick v. Illinois Cent. R. Co. No. W200800902COAR9CV, 2009 WL 1392575, at *6 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 19, 2009) 2009 1 property Tennessee
McCoy v. Bevels 155 Tenn. 313 1927 1 Tennessee
Broadwell by Broadwell v. Holmes 871 S.W.2d 471 1994 1 personal injury, parental immunity Tennessee
Board of Education v. Shelby County 207 Tenn. 330 1960 1 Tennessee
Macon Bank and Trust Co. v. Holland 715 S.W.2d 347 1986 1 fraudulent transfer Tennessee
Kennedy v. Howard 25 Tenn. 64 1845 1 Tennessee