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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Rogers v. Winton 21 Tenn. 178 1840 0 Tennessee
Puckett v. James 21 Tenn. 565 1841 0 Tennessee
Wood v. Jones 19 Tenn. 513 1838 0 Tennessee
Dowell v. Bailey 18 Tenn. 489 1837 0 Tennessee
McCollum v. Smith 19 Tenn. 342 1838 0 Tennessee
Banks v. Wilks 20 Tenn. 279 1839 0 Tennessee
Underwood v. Dismukes 19 Tenn. 299 1838 0 Tennessee
Payne v. Lassiter 18 Tenn. 507 1837 0 Tennessee
Chunn v. Chunn 19 Tenn. 131 1838 0 Tennessee
Jacob v. Sharp 19 Tenn. 114 1838 0 Tennessee
Jones v. State 19 Tenn. 120 1838 0 Tennessee
Richmond v. Richmond 18 Tenn. 343 1837 0 Tennessee
Rhea v. State 18 Tenn. 258 1837 0 Tennessee
Graham v. Swearingin 17 Tenn. 276 1836 0 Tennessee
Belcher v. Belcher 18 Tenn. 121 1836 0 Tennessee
Alexander v. Wallace 18 Tenn. 105 1836 0 Tennessee
Scott v. Carruth 17 Tenn. 418 1836 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Williams 18 Tenn. 20 1836 0 Tennessee
McCullough v. Moore 17 Tenn. 305 1836 0 Tennessee