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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Kelly v. Davis 38 Tenn. 71 1858 0 Tennessee
Underwood's Case 21 Tenn. 46 1840 0 Tennessee
Field v. Arrowsmith 22 Tenn. 442 1842 0 Tennessee
Kearly v. Duncan 38 Tenn. 397 1858 0 Tennessee
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee
Wilkins v. Gilmore 21 Tenn. 140 1840 0 Tennessee
Keaton's Distributees v. Campbell 21 Tenn. 224 1840 0 Tennessee
Caplinger v. Sullivan 21 Tenn. 548 1841 0 Tennessee
Harwell v. Worsham 21 Tenn. 524 1841 0 Tennessee
Taylor v. Taylor 21 Tenn. 597 1841 0 Tennessee
Prince v. Broach 37 Tenn. 318 1858 0 Tennessee
Gamble v. Nunn 37 Tenn. 465 1858 0 Tennessee
Woodson v. Pearce 37 Tenn. 416 1858 0 Tennessee
Watterson v. Watterson 38 Tenn. 1 1858 0 Tennessee
Parker v. Thompson 37 Tenn. 349 1858 0 Tennessee
Hobbs v. Ballard 37 Tenn. 395 1858 0 Tennessee
Lancaster v. Allen 38 Tenn. 326 1858 0 Tennessee
Bedford v. State 2 Swan 72 1852 0 Tennessee
Sevier v. Brown 2 Swan 112 1852 0 Tennessee
Bailey v. Rawley 1 Swan 295 1851 0 Tennessee