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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Bedford v. Flowers 11 Hum. 242 1850 0 Tennessee
Bonner v. Bonner 26 Tenn. 436 1846 0 Tennessee
Evans v. Higdon 60 Tenn. 245 1872 0 Tennessee
Squires v. Old 26 Tenn. 454 1846 0 Tennessee
Smithson v. State 127 Tenn. 357 1912 1 Tennessee
Banks v. Thomas 19 Tenn. 28 1838 0 Tennessee
Carter v. Rolland 11 Hum. 333 1850 0 Tennessee
Gilbert v. State 26 Tenn. 524 1847 0 Tennessee
Seay v. Winston 26 Tenn. 472 1846 0 Tennessee
Gwin v. Wright 27 Tenn. 639 1848 0 Tennessee
Carey v. State 26 Tenn. 499 1847 0 Tennessee
James v. Hall 1 Swan 297 1851 0 Tennessee
Pillow v. Rye 1 Swan 185 1851 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Fancher 38 Tenn. 336 1858 0 Tennessee
Moore v. Tate 87 Tenn. 725 1889 1 Tennessee
Wesley v. State 11 Hum. 502 1851 0 Tennessee
East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad v. John 37 Tenn. 524 1858 0 Tennessee
State v. Cherry 1 Swan 160 1851 0 Tennessee
Coppedge v. Threadgill 35 Tenn. 577 1856 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Walton 1 Sneed 258 1853 0 Tennessee