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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Buchanan v. Matlock 27 Tenn. 390 1847 0 Tennessee
Marshall v. Stephens 27 Tenn. 159 1847 0 Tennessee
Tubb v. Williams 26 Tenn. 367 1846 0 Tennessee
Fitzpatrick v. School Commissioners 26 Tenn. 224 1846 0 Tennessee
Daniel v. McClelland 26 Tenn. 298 1846 0 Tennessee
Runyan v. Morgan 26 Tenn. 210 1846 0 Tennessee
Patton Ex'r. v. Allison 26 Tenn. 320 1846 0 Tennessee
Yeatman v. Hart 25 Tenn. 375 1845 0 Tennessee
Parham v. Parham 25 Tenn. 287 1845 0 Tennessee
Orgain v. Ramsey 22 Tenn. 580 1842 0 Tennessee
Saunders v. Turbeville 21 Tenn. 272 1840 0 Tennessee
McCollum v. Smith 19 Tenn. 342 1838 0 Tennessee
Parker's v. Gilliam 18 Tenn. 394 1837 0 Tennessee
Wharton v. Thompson 17 Tenn. 45 1836 0 Tennessee
Morris v. Morris 56 Tenn. 814 1872 0 Tennessee
Young v. Cavitt 54 Tenn. 18 1871 0 Tennessee
Finis v. Cannon 44 Tenn. 121 1867 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Bowman 40 Tenn. 678 1859 0 Tennessee
Bishop v. Jones & Petty 28 Tex. 294 1866 0 Texas
Walker v. Stringfellow 30 Tex. 570 1868 0 Texas