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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Bracken v. Chaffin 24 Tenn. 575 1845 0 Tennessee
Lonas v. State 50 Tenn. 287 1871 0 Tennessee
Barnes v. White 32 Tenn. 442 1852 0 Tennessee
Ketchum v. Dew 47 Tenn. 532 1870 0 Tennessee
Galt v. Dibrell 18 Tenn. 146 1836 0 Tennessee
Mosely v. Hamilton 63 Tenn. 434 1874 0 Tennessee
Jane v. Hagen 29 Tenn. 332 1849 0 Tennessee
Wyatt v. State 2 Swan 394 1852 0 Tennessee
East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad v. John 37 Tenn. 524 1858 0 Tennessee
Wesley v. State 11 Hum. 502 1851 0 Tennessee
Gassaway v. Hopkins 38 Tenn. 583 1858 0 Tennessee
Grigsby v. State 63 Tenn. 19 1874 0 Tennessee
Jim v. State 24 Tenn. 145 1844 0 Tennessee
James v. Drake 35 Tenn. 340 1855 0 Tennessee
Simpson v. Mitchell 16 Tenn. 417 1835 0 Tennessee
Rhea v. White 40 Tenn. 121 1859 0 Tennessee
Lawrence v. Vick 29 Tenn. 285 1849 0 Tennessee
Henry v. State 11 Hum. 224 1850 0 Tennessee
Brazelton v. Turney 47 Tenn. 267 1869 0 Tennessee
Yerger v. Rains 23 Tenn. 259 1843 0 Tennessee