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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
Fry v. Taylor 38 Tenn. 594 1858 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Walkup 37 Tenn. 135 1857 0 Tennessee
Lester v. Cummings 27 Tenn. 385 1847 0 Tennessee
Alexander v. Espy 25 Tenn. 157 1845 0 Tennessee
Trigg v. McDonald 21 Tenn. 386 1841 0 Tennessee
Wilks v. Fitzpatrick 20 Tenn. 54 1839 0 Tennessee
State v. Anthony 29 N.C. 234 1847 0 North Carolina
Maley v. Barrett 2 Sneed 501 1855 0 Tennessee
Vance v. Cooper 42 Tenn. 497 1865 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Terrell 26 Tenn. 551 1847 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Story 20 Tenn. 420 1839 0 Tennessee
Drake v. Bayliss 20 Tenn. 174 1839 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Daniel 29 Tenn. 305 1849 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Zandt 46 U.S. 215 1847 0 United States
Goodwin v. Floyd 18 Tenn. 520 1837 0 Tennessee
Conner v. State 25 Ga. 515 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Lonas v. State 50 Tenn. 287 1871 0 Tennessee
Charles v. State 3 Port. 440 1836 0 Alabama
Goodwyn v. Goodwyn 20 Ga. 600 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia