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Lyon v. Jones, 1846
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This case is about slaves or slavery.
Year:
1846
Citation:
25 Tenn. 533
Jurisdiction:
Tennessee
People:
Short Summary:
Dispute over sale of slaves conveyed in a trust to secure debts
Law type:
Full name:
Lyon vs. Jones
Court:
Tennessee Supreme Court
Cited by 8 cases:
Imboden v. Hunter (1861)
Coffee v. Ruffin (1867)
Very v. Russell (1874)
Harrison v. Winston (1875)
Stocks v. Young (1880)
Hawkins v. Spicer (1936)
Brown v. Eckhardt (1939)
Jones v. Thomas (1955)