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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
James v. Drake 35 Tenn. 340 1855 0 Tennessee
Ward v. Epsy 25 Tenn. 447 1846 0 Tennessee
Ridley's Adm'rs v. Ridley 41 Tenn. 323 1860 0 Tennessee
Kirk v. York 41 Tenn. 446 1860 0 Tennessee
Campbell v. Fields 41 Tenn. 416 1860 0 Tennessee
Gibson v. Gibson 17 Tenn. 329 1836 0 Tennessee
Guthrie v. Brown 57 Tenn. 380 1872 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Marable 25 Tenn. 116 1845 0 Tennessee
McCullough v. Moore 17 Tenn. 305 1836 0 Tennessee
State v. Staten 46 Tenn. 233 1869 0 Tennessee
Horsely v. Branch 20 Tenn. 199 1839 0 Tennessee
Bracken v. Chaffin 24 Tenn. 575 1845 0 Tennessee
M'Intosh v. Ladd 20 Tenn. 459 1840 0 Tennessee
DeBerry v. Hurt 66 Tenn. 390 1874 0 Tennessee
Scott v. Carruth 17 Tenn. 418 1836 0 Tennessee
Green v. Goodall 41 Tenn. 404 1860 0 Tennessee
Goodman v. Floyd 21 Tenn. 59 1840 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Thomas 67 Tenn. 417 1874 0 Tennessee
Gleaves v. Wilson 63 Tenn. 54 1874 0 Tennessee
Swan v. Finney 63 Tenn. 26 1874 0 Tennessee