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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Carey v. State 26 Tenn. 499 1847 0 Tennessee
Gwin v. Wright 27 Tenn. 639 1848 0 Tennessee
Seay v. Winston 26 Tenn. 472 1846 0 Tennessee
Gilbert v. State 26 Tenn. 524 1847 0 Tennessee
Squires v. Old 26 Tenn. 454 1846 0 Tennessee
Bonner v. Bonner 26 Tenn. 436 1846 0 Tennessee
Litton v. Baldwin 27 Tenn. 209 1847 0 Tennessee
Runyan v. Caldwell 7 Hum. 134 1846 0 Tennessee
Commonwealth v. Tyree 4 Va. 262 1821 0 General Ct of VA
Bishop v. Blair 36 Ala. 80 1860 0 Alabama
Oatfield v. Waring 14 Johns. 188 1817 0 Civil SC of New York
Simpson v. Simpson 26 Tenn. 275 1846 0 Tennessee
Haydel v. Roussel 1 La. Ann. 35 1846 0 Louisiana
Farnsworth v. Earnest 26 Tenn. 24 1846 0 Tennessee
Gilliam v. Spence 6 Hum. 160 1845 0 Tennessee
Morris v. Nixon 26 Tenn. 579 1847 0 Tennessee
Shaw v. Shaw 25 Tenn. 418 1846 0 Tennessee
Vanleer v. Fain 25 Tenn. 104 1845 0 Tennessee
Trotter v. Watson 25 Tenn. 509 1846 0 Tennessee
Martin v. State 25 Tenn. 204 1845 0 Tennessee