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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Swan v. Newman 40 Tenn. 288 1859 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Byerly & Owens 40 Tenn. 194 1859 0 Tennessee
Bradford v. Caldwell 39 Tenn. 496 1859 0 Tennessee
Saunders v. Wilder 39 Tenn. 577 1859 0 Tennessee
Graham v. Roberts 38 Tenn. 56 1858 0 Tennessee
Clark v. Jetton 37 Tenn. 229 1857 0 Tennessee
Cole v. Cole 37 Tenn. 57 1857 0 Tennessee
Lea v. White 36 Tenn. 111 1856 0 Tennessee
Hawthorne v. Brown 35 Tenn. 462 1856 0 Tennessee
Pearson v. Johnson 34 Tenn. 580 1855 0 Tennessee
Turner v. Turner 34 Tenn. 27 1854 0 Tennessee
Henry v. Hogan 23 Tenn. 208 1843 0 Tennessee
Corn v. Brazelton 32 Tenn. 273 1852 0 Tennessee
Walker v. Brown 30 Tenn. 179 1850 0 Tennessee
Harris v. Carney's admr 29 Tenn. 349 1849 0 Tennessee
Goodloe v. White's adm'r 28 Tenn. 528 1848 0 Tennessee
Wiley v. Lashler 27 Tenn. 717 1848 0 Tennessee
Lashlee v. Wily 27 Tenn. 659 1848 0 Tennessee
Mullen v. Ensley 27 Tenn. 428 1847 0 Tennessee
State v. Weaks 26 Tenn. 522 1847 0 Tennessee