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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Scanland v. Settle 19 Tenn. 169 1837 0 Tennessee
Copeland v. Bennet 18 Tenn. 355 1837 0 Tennessee
Goodwin v. Floyd 18 Tenn. 520 1837 0 Tennessee
Yarbrough v. Newell 18 Tenn. 376 1837 0 Tennessee
Neely v. Wood 18 Tenn. 486 1837 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Turner 18 Tenn. 287 1837 0 Tennessee
Payne v. Lassiter 18 Tenn. 507 1837 0 Tennessee
Peak v. Ligon 18 Tenn. 469 1837 0 Tennessee
Thomas v. Scruggs 18 Tenn. 400 1837 0 Tennessee
Jones' Heirs v. Perry 18 Tenn. 59 1836 1 Tennessee
Cocke v. Trotter 18 Tenn. 213 1836 0 Tennessee
Ross v. Wharton 18 Tenn. 190 1836 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Faris 17 Tenn. 209 1836 0 Tennessee
Lillard v. Ruckers 17 Tenn. 64 1836 0 Tennessee
Union Bank v. State 17 Tenn. 490 1836 0 Tennessee
Galt v. Dibrell 18 Tenn. 146 1836 0 Tennessee
Smith's Executors v. Mabry 17 Tenn. 313 1836 0 Tennessee
Walker v. McConnico 18 Tenn. 228 1836 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Ward 18 Tenn. 160 1836 0 Tennessee
Dunnaway v. State 17 Tenn. 350 1836 0 Tennessee