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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Swails v. Bushart 39 Tenn. 561 1859 0 Tennessee
Looper v. Bell 38 Tenn. 373 1858 0 Tennessee
Boxly v. McKay 36 Tenn. 286 1856 0 Tennessee
Wharton v. Marberry 35 Tenn. 603 1856 0 Tennessee
Harris v. Taylor 35 Tenn. 536 1856 0 Tennessee
Ann v. State 30 Tenn. 159 1850 0 Tennessee
Nancy v. Wright 28 Tenn. 597 1848 0 Tennessee
Hawkins v. Skeggs's adm'r 29 Tenn. 31 1848 0 Tennessee
Martin v. Youngblood 27 Tenn. 581 1847 0 Tennessee
Kay v. Connor 27 Tenn. 624 1848 0 Tennessee
Washington v. Johnson 26 Tenn. 468 1846 0 Tennessee
Williams v. McCormack 26 Tenn. 308 1846 0 Tennessee
Hancock v. Edwards 26 Tenn. 349 1846 0 Tennessee
Bracken v. Chaffin 24 Tenn. 575 1845 0 Tennessee
Swanson v. White 24 Tenn. 373 1844 0 Tennessee
State v. Love 23 Tenn. 255 1843 0 Tennessee
Lester's Case 23 Tenn. 383 1843 0 Tennessee
Jenkins v. Picket 17 Tenn. 480 1836 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Walton 16 Tenn. 387 1835 0 Tennessee
Hudson v. King 49 Tenn. 560 1871 0 Tennessee