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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Churchill v. Wells 47 Tenn. 364 1870 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Heirs of Pledge 45 Tenn. 384 1868 0 Tennessee
Keith v. State 45 Tenn. 35 1867 0 Tennessee
Morgan v. Reed 39 Tenn. 276 1858 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Moses 46 Tenn. 193 1869 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Woods 41 Tenn. 535 1860 0 Tennessee
Bennett v. Kennerly 40 Tenn. 674 1859 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Byerly & Owens 40 Tenn. 194 1859 0 Tennessee
Saunders v. Wilder 39 Tenn. 577 1859 0 Tennessee
Graham v. Roberts 38 Tenn. 56 1858 0 Tennessee
Lea v. White 36 Tenn. 111 1856 0 Tennessee
Hawthorne v. Brown 35 Tenn. 462 1856 0 Tennessee
Turner v. Turner 34 Tenn. 27 1854 0 Tennessee
Henry v. Hogan 23 Tenn. 208 1843 0 Tennessee
Goodloe v. White's adm'r 28 Tenn. 528 1848 0 Tennessee
Wiley v. Lashler 27 Tenn. 717 1848 0 Tennessee
Mullen v. Ensley 27 Tenn. 428 1847 0 Tennessee
State v. Weaks 26 Tenn. 522 1847 0 Tennessee
Greer v. Chester's Heirs 26 Tenn. 77 1846 0 Tennessee
Nimmo v. Bonney 4 Rob. 176 1843 0 Louisiana