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Benton v. Pope, 1844
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This case is about slaves or slavery.
Year:
1844
Citation:
24 Tenn. 392
Jurisdiction:
Tennessee
People:
Ben
Short Summary:
Action of trover to recover slave given as a gift
Law type:
Full name:
Benton vs. Pope et als.
Court:
Tennessee Supreme Court
Cited by 11 cases:
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Bearden v. Taylor (1865)
Anderson v. Hensley (1875)
Johnson v. Hurley (1876)
Hix v. Gosling (1878)
Hardenburgh v. Blair (1878)
Estate of Hinckley (1881)
Cargle v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad (1881)
Cody v. Roane Iron Co. (1900)
Greenburg v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad (1914)
Paskewie v. East St. Louis & Suburban Railway Co. (1917)