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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Ford v. Ford 42 Tenn. 74 1865 0 Tennessee
Poydras v. Hiriart 6 Mart. (n.s.) 650 1828 0 Louisiana
Bracken v. Chaffin 24 Tenn. 575 1845 0 Tennessee
Gassaway v. Hopkins 38 Tenn. 583 1858 0 Tennessee
Gannaway v. Tarpley 41 Tenn. 572 1860 0 Tennessee
Jim v. State 24 Tenn. 145 1844 0 Tennessee
Bill v. State 24 Tenn. 155 1844 0 Tennessee
Prince v. State 26 Tenn. 137 1846 0 Tennessee
Cooper v. State 67 Tenn. 324 1874 0 Tennessee
Bibb v. Smith 59 Tenn. 728 1874 0 Tennessee
Case of Gray 28 Tenn. 513 1848 0 Tennessee
Etheridge v. Edwards 31 Tenn. 426 1852 0 Tennessee
Nelson v. State 29 Tenn. 518 1850 0 Tennessee
Isaac v. State 39 Tenn. 458 1859 0 Tennessee
Moses v. State 29 Tenn. 456 1850 0 Tennessee
McHaney v. McNeilly 57 Tenn. 535 1873 0 Tennessee
McClure v. Doak 65 Tenn. 364 1873 0 Tennessee
Nored v. Adams 39 Tenn. 449 1859 0 Tennessee
Swanson v. White 24 Tenn. 373 1844 0 Tennessee
Boatner v. Wade 14 La. Ann. 695 1859 0 Louisiana