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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Owen v. Hancock 38 Tenn. 563 1858 0 Tennessee
McClure v. Doak 65 Tenn. 364 1873 0 Tennessee
Cartmell & Exum v. McClaren 59 Tenn. 41 1873 0 Tennessee
Nored v. Adams 39 Tenn. 449 1859 0 Tennessee
Sellars v. Fite 62 Tenn. 131 1873 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Thompson 2 Swan 386 1852 0 Tennessee
Hartfield v. Simmons 59 Tenn. 253 1873 0 Tennessee
Hyden v. Hyden 65 Tenn. 406 1873 0 Tennessee
Cobb v. O'Neal 34 Tenn. 438 1854 0 Tennessee
Hinklin v. Hamilton 22 Tenn. 569 1842 0 Tennessee
Frierson v. General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States 54 Tenn. 683 1872 0 Tennessee
DeBerry v. Hurt 66 Tenn. 390 1874 0 Tennessee
Hunt v. Watkins 20 Tenn. 498 1840 0 Tennessee
Wilks v. Fitzpatrick 20 Tenn. 54 1839 0 Tennessee
Bell v. Cummings 35 Tenn. 275 1855 0 Tennessee
Woodward v. Woodward 37 Tenn. 49 1857 0 Tennessee
Galt v. Dibrell 18 Tenn. 146 1836 0 Tennessee
Cook v. Weaver 12 Ga. 47 1852 0 Suprme Court of Georgia
Alderman v. Chester 34 Ga. 152 1865 0 Suprme Court of Georgia
Lewis v. McAfee 32 Ga. 465 1861 0 Supreme Court of Georgia