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Rowan v. Mercer, 1849
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This case is about slaves or slavery.
Year:
1849
Citation:
29 Tenn. 359
Jurisdiction:
Tennessee
People:
Jemima
Short Summary:
Dispute over foreclosure of a mortgage on a slave girl
Law type:
Full name:
Rowan vs. Mercer
Court:
Tennessee Supreme Court
Cited by 7 cases:
Stark v. Cheathem (1875)
Stewart v. Johnson (1876)
Fulghum v. Cotton (1880)
Schultz v. Blackford (1882)
Mayor of Nashville v. Cowan (1882)
Winchester v. Heiskell (1886)
Steele v. Satterfield (1923)