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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Fisher v. Cummings 26 Tenn. 232 1846 0 Tennessee
Lyon v. Jones 25 Tenn. 533 1846 0 Tennessee
Peter v. State 24 Tenn. 436 1844 0 Tennessee
Thompson v. State 24 Tenn. 138 1844 0 Tennessee
Ford v. Thompson 38 Tenn. 265 1858 0 Tennessee
Young v. Shumate 35 Tenn. 369 1855 0 Tennessee
Irwin v. Chrisman 42 Tenn. 501 1865 0 Tennessee
Richardson v. State 43 Tenn. 122 1866 0 Tennessee
Morrow v. State 29 Tenn. 120 1849 0 Tennessee
Gookin v. Graham 24 Tenn. 480 1844 0 Tennessee
Ballard v. Jones 25 Tenn. 455 1846 0 Tennessee
Brown's adm'rs v. Brown's adm'rs 25 Tenn. 127 1845 0 Tennessee
Morrow v. Hatfield 25 Tenn. 108 1845 0 Tennessee
Banks v. Wilks 20 Tenn. 279 1839 0 Tennessee
Jarnagin v. Conway 21 Tenn. 50 1840 0 Tennessee
Dowell v. Bailey 18 Tenn. 489 1837 0 Tennessee
Read v. Bostick 25 Tenn. 321 1845 0 Tennessee
Kercheval v. Harney 19 Tenn. 403 1838 0 Tennessee
Robertson v. Sublett 25 Tenn. 313 1845 0 Tennessee
Bryan v. Martin 24 Tenn. 565 1845 0 Tennessee