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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Ellis v. Fisher 3 Sneed 231 1855 0 Tennessee
Downing v. Johnson 45 Tenn. 229 1867 0 Tennessee
Towles v. Towles 38 Tenn. 601 1858 0 Tennessee
Fry v. Taylor 38 Tenn. 594 1858 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Walkup 37 Tenn. 135 1857 0 Tennessee
Kit v. State 30 Tenn. 167 1850 0 Tennessee
Lester v. Cummings 27 Tenn. 385 1847 0 Tennessee
Alexander v. Espy 25 Tenn. 157 1845 0 Tennessee
Dillard v. Dillard 22 Tenn. 41 1842 0 Tennessee
Moody v. Fry 22 Tenn. 567 1842 0 Tennessee
Trigg v. McDonald 21 Tenn. 386 1841 0 Tennessee
Wilks v. Fitzpatrick 20 Tenn. 54 1839 0 Tennessee
Maley v. Barrett 2 Sneed 501 1855 0 Tennessee
Hall v. McLain 11 Hum. 425 1850 0 Tennessee
Willis v. Willis 62 Tenn. 183 1873 0 Tennessee
Price v. Allen 9 Hum. 703 1849 0 Tennessee
Vincent v. State 50 Tenn. 120 1871 0 Tennessee
Vance v. Cooper 42 Tenn. 497 1865 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Terrell 26 Tenn. 551 1847 0 Tennessee
Lines v. Smith 4 Fla. 47 1851 0 Supreme Court of FL