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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Nichols v. Cheairs 36 Tenn. 229 1856 0 Tennessee
Meredith v. Owen 36 Tenn. 223 1856 0 Tennessee
Luna v. Edmiston 37 Tenn. 159 1857 0 Tennessee
Rosson v. Hancock 35 Tenn. 434 1856 0 Tennessee
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee
Farnsworth v. Arnold 3 Sneed 252 1855 0 Tennessee
Washington v. Johnson 26 Tenn. 468 1846 0 Tennessee
Gunn v. Mason 2 Sneed 637 1855 0 Tennessee
Marley v. Cummings 37 Tenn. 479 1858 0 Tennessee
State v. Sharp 2 Sneed 615 1855 0 Tennessee
Hobbs v. Ballard 37 Tenn. 395 1858 0 Tennessee
Mosely v. Baker 2 Sneed 362 1854 0 Tennessee
Savage v. Hale 1 Sneed 365 1853 0 Tennessee
Gourley v. Thompson 2 Sneed 387 1854 0 Tennessee
Parker v. Thompson 37 Tenn. 349 1858 0 Tennessee
Cobb, Welsh & Co. v. Johnson 2 Sneed 73 1854 0 Tennessee
State v. Harris 2 Sneed 224 1854 0 Tennessee
Douglass v. Harrison 2 Sneed 382 1854 0 Tennessee
Houston v. Embry 1 Sneed 480 1853 0 Tennessee
Watterson v. Watterson 38 Tenn. 1 1858 0 Tennessee