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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Brown v. Dortch 59 Tenn. 740 1874 0 Tennessee
Murphy v. Partee 66 Tenn. 373 1874 0 Tennessee
Troup v. Hart 66 Tenn. 188 1874 0 Tennessee
Bob v. State 26 Tenn. 129 1846 0 Tennessee
Hughes v. Cannon 21 Tenn. 589 1841 0 Tennessee
Head v. Temple 51 Tenn. 34 1871 0 Tennessee
Davis v. Bawcum 57 Tenn. 406 1873 0 Tennessee
Vance v. Cooper 49 Tenn. 93 1870 0 Tennessee
McLean v. Houston 49 Tenn. 37 1870 0 Tennessee
Bedford v. Williams 45 Tenn. 202 1867 0 Tennessee
Coward v. Thompson 44 Tenn. 442 1867 0 Tennessee
State ex rel. Thomas v. Mosely 47 Tenn. 576 1870 0 Tennessee
Stone v. Sanders 38 Tenn. 248 1858 0 Tennessee
McKenzie v. Kerr 37 Tenn. 539 1858 0 Tennessee
Beasley v. Jenkins 39 Tenn. 191 1858 0 Tennessee
Walton v. Northington 37 Tenn. 282 1857 0 Tennessee
Bell v. Cummings 35 Tenn. 275 1855 0 Tennessee
Cobb v. O'Neal 34 Tenn. 438 1854 0 Tennessee
Jim v. State 23 Tenn. 289 1843 0 Tennessee
Woodward v. Williams 11 Hum. 323 1850 0 Tennessee