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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Moore v. Crockett 29 Tenn. 365 1849 0 Tennessee
Duckworth v. Overton 1 Swan 381 1852 0 Tennessee
Layne v. Pardee 2 Swan 232 1852 0 Tennessee
Cannon v. Phillips 2 Sneed 185 1854 0 Tennessee
State v. Adams 40 Tenn. 259 1859 0 Tennessee
Ford v. Thompson 38 Tenn. 265 1858 0 Tennessee
Turner v. Petigrew 25 Tenn. 438 1846 0 Tennessee
King v. Sharp 25 Tenn. 55 1845 0 Tennessee
Caplinger v. Vaden 24 Tenn. 629 1844 0 Tennessee
Ensley v. Balentine 23 Tenn. 233 1843 0 Tennessee
Fields v. Carney 63 Tenn. 137 1874 0 Tennessee
Pillow v. Thomas 60 Tenn. 120 1873 0 Tennessee
Kelso v. Vance 61 Tenn. 334 1872 0 Tennessee
Allen v. Walt 56 Tenn. 242 1872 0 Tennessee
Armstrong v. Jowell 24 Tex. 58 1859 0 Texas
Vance v. Smith 49 Tenn. 343 1871 0 Tennessee
Churchill v. Wells 47 Tenn. 364 1870 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Heirs of Pledge 45 Tenn. 384 1868 0 Tennessee
Keith v. State 45 Tenn. 35 1867 0 Tennessee
Guyer v. Smith 22 Md. 239 1864 0 Maryland