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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Green v. Smith 44 Tenn. 436 1867 0 Tennessee
Rhea v. State 18 Tenn. 258 1837 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Crawford 9 Hum. 164 1848 0 Tennessee
Richmond v. Richmond 18 Tenn. 343 1837 0 Tennessee
Lane v. Dickerson 18 Tenn. 373 1837 0 Tennessee
Boyd v. State 47 Tenn. 69 1869 0 Tennessee
Cobb, Welsh & Co. v. Johnson 2 Sneed 73 1854 0 Tennessee
Darden v. Orgain 45 Tenn. 211 1867 0 Tennessee
State v. Harris 2 Sneed 224 1854 0 Tennessee
Douglass v. Harrison 2 Sneed 382 1854 0 Tennessee
Jones v. State 19 Tenn. 120 1838 0 Tennessee
Jacob v. Sharp 19 Tenn. 114 1838 0 Tennessee
Rowe v. State 11 Hum. 491 1851 0 Tennessee
Neely v. Wood 18 Tenn. 486 1837 0 Tennessee
Etheridge v. Edwards 31 Tenn. 426 1852 0 Tennessee
Case of Gray 28 Tenn. 513 1848 0 Tennessee
Houston v. Embry 1 Sneed 480 1853 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Thompson 2 Swan 386 1852 0 Tennessee
Scott v. Hix 2 Sneed 192 1854 0 Tennessee
Walls' adm'r v. Ward 2 Swan 648 1852 0 Tennessee