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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harrel v. Ward 2 Sneed 610 1855 0 Tennessee
James v. Drake 35 Tenn. 340 1855 0 Tennessee
Ward v. Saunders 35 Tenn. 387 1855 0 Tennessee
Decherd v. Blanton 35 Tenn. 373 1855 0 Tennessee
White v. Harmond 35 Tenn. 322 1855 0 Tennessee
Young v. Shumate 35 Tenn. 369 1855 0 Tennessee
Ellis v. Fisher 3 Sneed 231 1855 0 Tennessee
Park v. Walker 34 Tenn. 503 1855 1 Tennessee
Sharp v. Sharp 2 Sneed 496 1855 0 Tennessee
Shell v. Shell 34 Tenn. 716 1855 1 Tennessee
Hughes v. Boyd 2 Sneed 512 1855 0 Tennessee
Gunn v. Mason 2 Sneed 637 1855 0 Tennessee
State v. Sharp 2 Sneed 615 1855 0 Tennessee
Thompson v. Meek 3 Sneed 271 1855 0 Tennessee
Rowland v. Rowland 34 Tenn. 543 1855 1 Tennessee
Ferguson v. Mason 34 Tenn. 618 1855 0 Tennessee
Farnsworth v. Arnold 3 Sneed 252 1855 0 Tennessee
Fulkerson v. Bullard 35 Tenn. 260 1855 0 Tennessee
Elliott v. Cochran 2 Sneed 468 1855 0 Tennessee
Yancey v. Brown 35 Tenn. 89 1855 1 Tennessee