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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Rutland v. Gleaves 1 Swan 198 1851 0 Tennessee
Deadrick v. Armour 10 Hum. 588 1850 0 Tennessee
Elliott v. Blair 45 Tenn. 185 1867 0 Tennessee
Downing v. Johnson 45 Tenn. 229 1867 0 Tennessee
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
Scanland v. Settle 19 Tenn. 169 1837 0 Tennessee
Merriman v. Norman 56 Tenn. 269 1872 0 Tennessee