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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Fry v. Taylor 38 Tenn. 594 1858 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Walkup 37 Tenn. 135 1857 0 Tennessee
Kit v. State 30 Tenn. 167 1850 0 Tennessee
Lester v. Cummings 27 Tenn. 385 1847 0 Tennessee
Alexander v. Espy 25 Tenn. 157 1845 0 Tennessee
Dillard v. Dillard 22 Tenn. 41 1842 0 Tennessee
Kneeland v. Ensley 19 Tenn. 620 1838 0 Tennessee
Cocke v. Trotter 18 Tenn. 213 1836 0 Tennessee
Vincent v. State 50 Tenn. 120 1871 0 Tennessee
Vance v. Cooper 42 Tenn. 497 1865 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Terrell 26 Tenn. 551 1847 0 Tennessee
Mills v. Stewart 24 Tenn. 308 1844 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Story 20 Tenn. 420 1839 0 Tennessee
Bridgewater v. Legatees of Pride 1 Sneed 195 1853 0 Tennessee
McEwen v. Troost 33 Tenn. 186 1853 0 Tennessee
Scanland v. Settle 19 Tenn. 169 1837 0 Tennessee
Duncan v. State 26 Tenn. 148 1846 0 Tennessee
Butler v. Rutledge 42 Tenn. 4 1865 0 Tennessee
Lonas v. State 50 Tenn. 287 1871 0 Tennessee
Cooper v. State 67 Tenn. 324 1874 0 Tennessee