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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee
Pearl v. Hansborough 28 Tenn. 426 1848 0 Tennessee
Washington v. Johnson 26 Tenn. 468 1846 0 Tennessee
Isaac v. McGill 28 Tenn. 616 1848 0 Tennessee
Marley v. Cummings 37 Tenn. 479 1858 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Wright 28 Tenn. 493 1848 0 Tennessee
Draper v. Joiner 28 Tenn. 612 1848 0 Tennessee
Hackney v. Hackney 28 Tenn. 450 1848 0 Tennessee
Wheaton v. Weld 28 Tenn. 773 1849 0 Tennessee
Harry v. Green 28 Tenn. 182 1848 0 Tennessee
Hobbs v. Ballard 37 Tenn. 395 1858 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Jones 27 Tenn. 705 1848 0 Tennessee
Parker v. Thompson 37 Tenn. 349 1858 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Otey 8 Hum. 563 1847 0 Tennessee
Coles v. Anderson 8 Hum. 489 1847 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. James 8 Hum. 537 1847 0 Tennessee
Hall v. Rodgers 7 Hum. 536 1847 0 Tennessee
Buchanan v. Matlock 27 Tenn. 390 1847 0 Tennessee
Litton v. Baldwin 27 Tenn. 209 1847 0 Tennessee
Watterson v. Watterson 38 Tenn. 1 1858 0 Tennessee