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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Friedman Bros. v. Mathes 55 Tenn. 488 1872 0 Tennessee
Fall v. Roper 40 Tenn. 485 1859 0 Tennessee
Ensley v. Balentine 23 Tenn. 233 1843 0 Tennessee
Kelso v. Vance 61 Tenn. 334 1872 0 Tennessee
Churchill v. Wells 47 Tenn. 364 1870 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Moses 46 Tenn. 193 1869 0 Tennessee
Swan v. Newman 40 Tenn. 288 1859 0 Tennessee
Saunders v. Wilder 39 Tenn. 577 1859 0 Tennessee
Hawthorne v. Brown 35 Tenn. 462 1856 0 Tennessee
Harris v. Carney's admr 29 Tenn. 349 1849 0 Tennessee
Payne v. Payne 23 Tenn. 500 1844 0 Tennessee
Townsend v. Townsend 44 Tenn. 70 1867 0 Tennessee
Irwin v. Chrisman 42 Tenn. 501 1865 0 Tennessee
Hays v. Hays 20 Tenn. 402 1839 0 Tennessee
Darden v. Hatcher 41 Tenn. 513 1860 0 Tennessee
Cheek v. State 41 Tenn. 172 1860 0 Tennessee
In re Martin 16 F. Cas. 881 1869 0 Civil Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Richardson v. Johnson 1 La. Ann. 389 1846 0 Louisiana
Reuben v. Parrish 25 Tenn. 122 1845 0 Tennessee
Hart v. Hill 1 Whart. 124 1836 0 Civil SC of PA.