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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Burrough v. Brooks 40 Tenn. 392 1859 0 Tennessee
Forsey v. Luton 39 Tenn. 183 1858 0 Tennessee
Simmons v. Kincaid 37 Tenn. 450 1858 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Thompson 2 Swan 386 1852 0 Tennessee
Mosely v. Hamilton 63 Tenn. 434 1874 0 Tennessee
Cash v. State 29 Tenn. 111 1849 0 Tennessee
Wyatt v. State 2 Swan 394 1852 0 Tennessee
Wesley v. State 11 Hum. 502 1851 0 Tennessee
Gassaway v. Hopkins 38 Tenn. 583 1858 0 Tennessee
Grigsby v. State 63 Tenn. 19 1874 0 Tennessee
Gannaway v. Tarpley 41 Tenn. 572 1860 0 Tennessee
Jim v. State 24 Tenn. 145 1844 0 Tennessee
James v. Drake 35 Tenn. 340 1855 0 Tennessee
DeBerry v. Hurt 66 Tenn. 390 1874 0 Tennessee
Bill v. State 24 Tenn. 155 1844 0 Tennessee
Prince v. State 26 Tenn. 137 1846 0 Tennessee
Jacob v. State 22 Tenn. 493 1842 0 Tennessee
Henry v. State 11 Hum. 224 1850 0 Tennessee
Nelson v. State 29 Tenn. 518 1850 0 Tennessee
Isaac v. State 39 Tenn. 458 1859 0 Tennessee