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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Crittenden v. Posey 38 Tenn. 311 1858 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Pledge 52 Tenn. 371 1871 0 Tennessee
Vaden v. Hance 38 Tenn. 300 1858 0 Tennessee
Allen v. Walt 56 Tenn. 242 1872 0 Tennessee
Barry v. Frayser 57 Tenn. 206 1872 0 Tennessee
Puryear v. Edmondson 51 Tenn. 43 1871 0 Tennessee
Clay v. East, Tennessee & Virginia Railroad 53 Tenn. 421 1871 0 Tennessee
Queener v. Trew 53 Tenn. 59 1871 0 Tennessee
Vance v. Smith 49 Tenn. 343 1871 0 Tennessee
Wall v. Pulliam 52 Tenn. 365 1871 0 Tennessee
Matthews v. Thompson 49 Tenn. 588 1871 0 Tennessee
Churchill v. Wells 47 Tenn. 364 1870 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Heirs of Pledge 45 Tenn. 384 1868 0 Tennessee
Grubbs v. Greer 45 Tenn. 160 1867 0 Tennessee
Curd v. Bonner 44 Tenn. 632 1867 0 Tennessee
Keith v. State 45 Tenn. 35 1867 0 Tennessee
Morgan v. Reed 39 Tenn. 276 1858 0 Tennessee
Atkinson v. Rhea 26 Tenn. 59 1846 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Moses 46 Tenn. 193 1869 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Woods 41 Tenn. 535 1860 0 Tennessee