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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Guthrie v. Owen 21 Tenn. 202 1840 0 Tennessee
Wood v. Jones 19 Tenn. 513 1838 0 Tennessee
Kercheval v. Harney 19 Tenn. 403 1838 0 Tennessee
Dowell v. Bailey 18 Tenn. 489 1837 0 Tennessee
Banks v. Wilks 20 Tenn. 279 1839 0 Tennessee
Peak v. Ligon 18 Tenn. 469 1837 0 Tennessee
Payne v. Lassiter 18 Tenn. 507 1837 0 Tennessee
Jacob v. Sharp 19 Tenn. 114 1838 0 Tennessee
Jones v. State 19 Tenn. 120 1838 0 Tennessee
Parker's v. Gilliam 18 Tenn. 394 1837 0 Tennessee
Richmond v. Richmond 18 Tenn. 343 1837 0 Tennessee
Graham v. Swearingin 17 Tenn. 276 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
Hite v. State 17 Tenn. 198 1836 0 Tennessee
Wharton v. Thompson 17 Tenn. 45 1836 0 Tennessee
Wharton v. State 45 Tenn. 1 1867 0 Tennessee
Douglas v. Morford 16 Tenn. 373 1835 0 Tennessee
Anderson v. Commonwealth 32 Va. 740 1835 0 Grand Larceny General Ct. of VA