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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Story 20 Tenn. 420 1839 0 Tennessee
Drake v. Bayliss 20 Tenn. 174 1839 0 Tennessee
Estill v. Deckerd 63 Tenn. 497 1874 0 Tennessee
Powell v. Powell 28 Tenn. 477 1848 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Daniel 29 Tenn. 305 1849 0 Tennessee
Scanland v. Settle 19 Tenn. 169 1837 0 Tennessee
Goodwin v. Floyd 18 Tenn. 520 1837 0 Tennessee
Cocke v. Trotter 18 Tenn. 213 1836 0 Tennessee
Butler v. Rutledge 42 Tenn. 4 1865 0 Tennessee
Thomas v. Scruggs 18 Tenn. 400 1837 0 Tennessee
Lonas v. State 50 Tenn. 287 1871 0 Tennessee
Duncan v. State 26 Tenn. 148 1846 0 Tennessee
Caperton v. Huddleston 26 Tenn. 452 1846 0 Tennessee
In re Jones 13 F. Cas. 927 1874 0 United States
In re Archy 9 Cal. 147 1858 0 Civil California
Ketchum v. Dew 47 Tenn. 532 1870 0 Tennessee
Pons v. Hart 5 Fla. 457 1854 0 Supreme Court of FL
Wilson v. Lott 5 Fla. 305 1853 0 Supreme Court of FL
Garlington v. Priest 13 Fla. 559 1869 0 Supreme Court of FL
West v. Lanier 28 Tenn. 762 1849 0 Tennessee