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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hamer v. Harrell 2 Stew. & P. 323 1832 0 Trover Alabama
Brannan v. Oliver 2 Stew. 47 1829 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Cobb, Welsh & Co. v. Johnson 2 Sneed 73 1854 0 Tennessee
Gunn v. Mason 2 Sneed 637 1855 0 Tennessee
State v. Sharp 2 Sneed 615 1855 0 Tennessee
Harrel v. Ward 2 Sneed 610 1855 0 Tennessee
Hays v. Collier 2 Sneed 585 1855 0 Tennessee
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee
Hughes v. Boyd 2 Sneed 512 1855 0 Tennessee
Maley v. Barrett 2 Sneed 501 1855 0 Tennessee
Sharp v. Sharp 2 Sneed 496 1855 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Smith 2 Sneed 473 1855 0 Tennessee
Elliott v. Cochran 2 Sneed 468 1855 0 Tennessee
Gee v. Gee 2 Sneed 395 1854 0 Tennessee
Gourley v. Thompson 2 Sneed 387 1854 0 Tennessee
Douglass v. Harrison 2 Sneed 382 1854 0 Tennessee
Mosely v. Baker 2 Sneed 362 1854 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Hamlet 2 Sneed 256 1854 0 Tennessee
Ezell v. Franklin 2 Sneed 236 1854 0 Tennessee
State v. Harris 2 Sneed 224 1854 0 Tennessee