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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Scruggs v. Davis 40 Tenn. 664 1859 0 Tennessee
Baker v. Wise 57 Va. 139 1861 0 SC of Appeals VA
Wharton v. Thompson 17 Tenn. 45 1836 0 Tennessee
Sandeford v. Hess 39 Tenn. 680 1859 0 Tennessee
Wade v. Cantrell 38 Tenn. 346 1858 0 Tennessee
Word v. Cavin 38 Tenn. 506 1858 0 Tennessee
Satterfield v. Mayes 30 Tenn. 58 1850 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Cozart 39 Tenn. 526 1859 0 Tennessee
Crittenden v. Posey 38 Tenn. 311 1858 0 Tennessee
Conner v. Crunk 39 Tenn. 246 1858 0 Tennessee
Morris v. Morris 56 Tenn. 814 1872 0 Tennessee
Porter ex rel. Porter v. Blakemore 42 Tenn. 556 1865 0 Tennessee
Cassidy v. His Creditors 2 Rob. 47 1842 0 Louisiana
Smith v. Metcalf 38 Tenn. 64 1858 0 Tennessee
Cameron v. Ottinger 38 Tenn. 27 1858 0 Tennessee
Traynor v. Johnson 38 Tenn. 51 1858 0 Tennessee
Crippen v. Crippen 38 Tenn. 128 1858 0 Tennessee
Kelly v. Davis 38 Tenn. 71 1858 0 Tennessee
Young v. Cavitt 54 Tenn. 18 1871 0 Tennessee
Dupre v. Uzee 6 La. Ann. 280 1851 0 Louisiana