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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Upchurch v. Darnall 35 Tenn. 443 1856 0 Tennessee
Young v. Shumate 35 Tenn. 369 1855 0 Tennessee
Pointer v. Smith 54 Tenn. 137 1872 0 Tennessee
Clark v. Jetton 37 Tenn. 229 1857 0 Tennessee
Walker v. Walker 44 Tenn. 300 1867 0 Tennessee
Burrough v. Brooks 40 Tenn. 392 1859 0 Tennessee
Sweat v. Rogers 53 Tenn. 117 1871 0 Tennessee
Pate v. Pierce 44 Tenn. 104 1867 0 Tennessee
Townsend v. Townsend 44 Tenn. 70 1867 0 Tennessee
Alfred v. State 2 Swan 581 1852 0 Tennessee
Ezell v. Franklin 2 Sneed 236 1854 0 Tennessee
Payne v. Payne 23 Tenn. 500 1844 0 Tennessee
Cole v. Cole 37 Tenn. 57 1857 0 Tennessee
Churchill v. Wells 47 Tenn. 364 1870 0 Tennessee
Lea v. White 36 Tenn. 111 1856 0 Tennessee
Loyd v. Currin 22 Tenn. 462 1842 0 Tennessee
Hallum v. Yourie 1 Sneed 369 1853 0 Tennessee
Lasell v. Powell 47 Tenn. 277 1869 0 Tennessee
Hays v. Collier 2 Sneed 585 1855 0 Tennessee
Sandford v. Weeden 49 Tenn. 71 1870 0 Tennessee