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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Jennings v. State 40 Tenn. 520 1859 0 Tennessee
Elliott v. Holder 40 Tenn. 698 1859 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Greer 40 Tenn. 695 1859 0 Tennessee
Bank of Tennessee v. Nelson 40 Tenn. 634 1859 0 Tennessee
James v. Carper 36 Tenn. 397 1857 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Allen 40 Tenn. 429 1859 0 Tennessee
Alley v. Connell 40 Tenn. 578 1859 0 Tennessee
Gupton v. Gupton 40 Tenn. 488 1859 0 Tennessee
Scruggs v. Davis 40 Tenn. 664 1859 0 Tennessee
Baker v. Wise 57 Va. 139 1861 0 SC of Appeals VA
Hinson v. Partee 11 Hum. 587 1850 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Berwick 12 La. 20 1845 0 Louisiana
State v. Thomas 12 La. 48 1845 0 Louisiana
Shaw v. Smith 17 Tenn. 97 1836 0 Tennessee
Brooks v. Caughran 40 Tenn. 464 1859 0 Tennessee
Berthlett, Jones & Co. v. Folsom 21 Tex. 429 1858 0 Texas
Lowry v. McGee 40 Tenn. 269 1859 0 Tennessee
Sandeford v. Hess 39 Tenn. 680 1859 0 Tennessee
Dement v. Scott 39 Tenn. 367 1859 0 Tennessee
Wade v. Cantrell 38 Tenn. 346 1858 0 Tennessee