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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Brown v. Brown 18 Tenn. 84 1836 0 Tennessee
Alexander v. Wallace 18 Tenn. 105 1836 0 Tennessee
Scott v. Carruth 17 Tenn. 418 1836 0 Tennessee
Gibson v. Gibson 17 Tenn. 329 1836 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Williams 18 Tenn. 20 1836 0 Tennessee
McCullough v. Moore 17 Tenn. 305 1836 0 Tennessee
Guthrie v. Brown 57 Tenn. 380 1872 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Thomas 67 Tenn. 417 1874 0 Tennessee
Hite v. State 17 Tenn. 198 1836 0 Tennessee
Ferris v. Eichbaum 63 Tenn. 70 1874 0 Tennessee
Wharton v. Thompson 17 Tenn. 45 1836 0 Tennessee
Taylor v. Mayhew 58 Tenn. 596 1872 0 Tennessee
Wharton v. State 45 Tenn. 1 1867 0 Tennessee
Douglas v. Morford 16 Tenn. 373 1835 0 Tennessee
Galloway v. Galloway 61 Tenn. 328 1872 0 Tennessee
Lillard v. Ruckers 17 Tenn. 64 1836 0 Tennessee
Guthrie v. South Western Iron Co. 55 Tenn. 826 1871 0 Tennessee
Grisham v. Grisham 16 Tenn. 393 1835 0 Tennessee
State v. Staten 46 Tenn. 233 1869 0 Tennessee
Morris v. Morris 56 Tenn. 814 1872 0 Tennessee