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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Puryear v. Edmondson 51 Tenn. 43 1871 0 Tennessee
Vance v. Smith 49 Tenn. 343 1871 0 Tennessee
Grubbs v. Greer 45 Tenn. 160 1867 0 Tennessee
Morgan v. Reed 39 Tenn. 276 1858 0 Tennessee
Lewis G. v. Mills 40 Tenn. 705 1859 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Byerly & Owens 40 Tenn. 194 1859 0 Tennessee
Graham v. Roberts 38 Tenn. 56 1858 0 Tennessee
Lea v. White 36 Tenn. 111 1856 0 Tennessee
Corn v. Brazelton 32 Tenn. 273 1852 0 Tennessee
Goodloe v. White's adm'r 28 Tenn. 528 1848 0 Tennessee
State v. Weaks 26 Tenn. 522 1847 0 Tennessee
Greer v. Chester's Heirs 26 Tenn. 77 1846 0 Tennessee
Loyd v. Currin 22 Tenn. 462 1842 0 Tennessee
Walker v. Walker 44 Tenn. 300 1867 0 Tennessee
Dibrell v. Williams 43 Tenn. 528 1866 0 Tennessee
Richardson v. State 43 Tenn. 122 1866 0 Tennessee
Bearden v. Taylor 42 Tenn. 134 1865 0 Tennessee
Hays v. Hays 20 Tenn. 402 1839 0 Tennessee
Nelson v. Smithpeter 42 Tenn. 13 1865 0 Tennessee
Eatherly v. Eatherly 41 Tenn. 461 1860 0 Tennessee