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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Downing v. Johnson 45 Tenn. 229 1867 0 Tennessee
Wynne v. State 45 Tenn. 319 1868 0 Tennessee
Keith v. State 45 Tenn. 35 1867 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Heirs of Pledge 45 Tenn. 384 1868 0 Tennessee
Newman v. Sloan 45 Tenn. 390 1868 0 Tennessee
Connell v. Furgason 45 Tenn. 401 1868 0 Tennessee
Harrison v. Hallum 45 Tenn. 525 1868 0 Tennessee
Hawkins v. Humble 45 Tenn. 531 1868 0 Tennessee
Thomson v. Warren 45 Tenn. 644 1868 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Moses 46 Tenn. 193 1869 0 Tennessee
Grider v. Harbison 46 Tenn. 208 1869 0 Tennessee
Helms v. Mynatt 46 Tenn. 215 1869 0 Tennessee
State v. Staten 46 Tenn. 233 1869 0 Tennessee
Moody v. State 46 Tenn. 299 1869 0 Tennessee
Douglass v. Cross 46 Tenn. 416 1869 0 Tennessee
Bankhead v. Alloway 46 Tenn. 56 1868 0 Tennessee
Skillin v. Loyd 46 Tenn. 563 1869 0 Tennessee
Peter v. Hargrave 46 Va. 12 1848 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Blevins' Case 46 Va. 703 1848 0 Larceny General Ct. of VA
Gaines v. Shelton 47 Ala. 413 1872 0 Action on Promissory Note Alabama