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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Gimon v. Terrell 38 Ala. 208 1861 0 Alabama
Jones v. Allen 38 Tenn. 626 1858 0 Tennessee
Kelly v. Thompson 49 Tenn. 278 1871 0 Tennessee
Upshaw v. Upshaw 12 Va. 381 1808 0 SC of Appeals VA
German v. German 47 Tenn. 180 1869 0 Tennessee
Lasell v. Powell 47 Tenn. 277 1869 0 Tennessee
Isaac v. Farnsworth 40 Tenn. 275 1859 0 Tennessee
Burrough v. Brooks 40 Tenn. 392 1859 0 Tennessee
Forsey v. Luton 39 Tenn. 183 1858 0 Tennessee
Woods v. Burrough 39 Tenn. 202 1858 0 Tennessee
Simmons v. Kincaid 37 Tenn. 450 1858 0 Tennessee
Marley v. Cummings 37 Tenn. 479 1858 0 Tennessee
Luna v. Edmiston 37 Tenn. 159 1857 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Buchanan 37 Tenn. 721 1857 0 Tennessee
Barnes v. White 32 Tenn. 442 1852 0 Tennessee
Jane v. Hagen 29 Tenn. 332 1849 0 Tennessee
Lawrence v. Vick 29 Tenn. 285 1849 0 Tennessee
Fossett v. Turnage 28 Tenn. 686 1849 0 Tennessee
State v. Brady 28 Tenn. 74 1848 0 Tennessee
Irwin v. Burnett 25 Tenn. 342 1845 0 Tennessee