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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Ezell v. Franklin 2 Sneed 236 1854 0 Tennessee
Elliott v. Cochran 2 Sneed 468 1855 0 Tennessee
Hays v. Collier 2 Sneed 585 1855 0 Tennessee
Hallum v. Yourie 1 Sneed 369 1853 0 Tennessee
Seay v. Bacon 36 Tenn. 99 1856 0 Tennessee
Blevins v. Alexander 36 Tenn. 583 1857 0 Tennessee
Apperson v. Smith 37 Tenn. 372 1858 0 Tennessee
Kirkwood v. Miller 37 Tenn. 455 1858 0 Tennessee
John v. State 38 Tenn. 49 1858 0 Tennessee
Abram v. Johnson 38 Tenn. 120 1858 0 Tennessee
Hollingsworth v. Miller 37 Tenn. 472 1858 0 Tennessee
Roane v. Bank of Nashville 38 Tenn. 526 1858 0 Tennessee
Leetch v. State 39 Tenn. 140 1858 0 Tennessee
Wilkinson v. Wilkinson 38 Tenn. 305 1858 0 Tennessee
Whitson v. Fowlkes 38 Tenn. 533 1858 0 Tennessee
Gee v. Graves 39 Tenn. 239 1858 0 Tennessee
Gardenhire v. Hinds 38 Tenn. 402 1858 0 Tennessee
Saunders v. Harris 38 Tenn. 185 1858 0 Tennessee
Dickinson v. Cruise 38 Tenn. 258 1858 0 Tennessee
Reeves v. Steele 39 Tenn. 647 1859 0 Tennessee