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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Lester v. Cummings 27 Tenn. 385 1847 0 Tennessee
Alexander v. Espy 25 Tenn. 157 1845 0 Tennessee
Buchanan v. Matlock 27 Tenn. 390 1847 0 Tennessee
Anderson v. McCullough 40 Tenn. 614 1859 0 Tennessee
Lester's Case 23 Tenn. 383 1843 0 Tennessee
Hall v. McLain 11 Hum. 425 1850 0 Tennessee
Marshall v. Stephens 27 Tenn. 159 1847 0 Tennessee
Vincent v. State 50 Tenn. 120 1871 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Terrell 26 Tenn. 551 1847 0 Tennessee
State v. Curtis 24 Tenn. 601 1845 0 Tennessee
Hoggatt v. White 32 Tenn. 265 1852 0 Tennessee
Jenkins v. Picket 17 Tenn. 480 1836 0 Tennessee
Tubb v. Williams 26 Tenn. 367 1846 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Daniel 29 Tenn. 305 1849 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Simonton 27 Tenn. 185 1847 0 Tennessee
Cocke v. Trotter 18 Tenn. 213 1836 0 Tennessee
Fitzpatrick v. School Commissioners 26 Tenn. 224 1846 0 Tennessee
Thomas v. Scruggs 18 Tenn. 400 1837 0 Tennessee
Daniel v. McClelland 26 Tenn. 298 1846 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Sharp 56 Tenn. 660 1872 0 Tennessee