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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Allen v. Anderson 22 Tenn. 581 1842 0 Tennessee
Hinton v. Cole 22 Tenn. 656 1842 0 Tennessee
Melvin v. Melvin 6 Md. 541 1854 0 Maryland
Bowman's Ex'rs v. Tucker 22 Tenn. 648 1842 0 Tennessee
Dougherty v. Curle 21 Tenn. 453 1841 0 Tennessee
Hartsell v. George 22 Tenn. 255 1842 0 Tennessee
Martin v. Fancher 21 Tenn. 510 1841 0 Tennessee
Caldwell v. Harris 23 Tenn. 24 1843 0 Tennessee
Goodman v. Floyd 21 Tenn. 59 1840 0 Tennessee
Draughon v. Ryan 16 La. Ann. 309 1861 0 Louisiana
Jobe v. O'Brien 21 Tenn. 34 1840 0 Tennessee
M'Intosh v. Ladd 20 Tenn. 459 1840 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Puckett v. James 21 Tenn. 565 1841 0 Tennessee
Wood v. Jones 19 Tenn. 513 1838 0 Tennessee
Kercheval v. Harney 19 Tenn. 403 1838 0 Tennessee
Dowell v. Bailey 18 Tenn. 489 1837 0 Tennessee
Hudson v. King 49 Tenn. 560 1871 0 Tennessee
Van Kleeck v. Ministers of the Reformed Dutch Church 6 Paige Ch. 600 1837 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York