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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
State v. Harris 2 Sneed 224 1854 0 Tennessee
Cobb, Welsh & Co. v. Johnson 2 Sneed 73 1854 0 Tennessee
Bell v. Cummings 35 Tenn. 275 1855 0 Tennessee
Major v. State 2 Sneed 11 1854 0 Tennessee
Gourley v. Thompson 2 Sneed 387 1854 0 Tennessee
Copeland v. Bennet 18 Tenn. 355 1837 0 Tennessee
Moody v. Fry 22 Tenn. 567 1842 0 Tennessee
Savage v. Hale 1 Sneed 365 1853 0 Tennessee
Mosely v. Baker 2 Sneed 362 1854 0 Tennessee
Sharp v. Sharp 2 Sneed 496 1855 0 Tennessee
State v. Sharp 2 Sneed 615 1855 0 Tennessee
Hughes v. Boyd 2 Sneed 512 1855 0 Tennessee
Neely v. Lyon 18 Tenn. 473 1837 0 Tennessee
Gunn v. Mason 2 Sneed 637 1855 0 Tennessee
Thompson v. Meek 3 Sneed 271 1855 0 Tennessee
Farnsworth v. Arnold 3 Sneed 252 1855 0 Tennessee
Walton v. Northington 37 Tenn. 282 1857 0 Tennessee
Bragg v. French 37 Tenn. 244 1857 0 Tennessee
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee
Hancock v. Edwards 26 Tenn. 349 1846 0 Tennessee