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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Smith v. Thompson 2 Swan 386 1852 0 Tennessee
Arrington v. Grissom 41 Tenn. 522 1860 0 Tennessee
Harris v. Taylor 35 Tenn. 536 1856 0 Tennessee
Cash v. State 29 Tenn. 111 1849 0 Tennessee
Keeler v. Nelson 49 Tenn. 4 1870 0 Tennessee
Gilbert v. State 26 Tenn. 524 1847 0 Tennessee
Norton v. Moore 40 Tenn. 480 1859 0 Tennessee
Cunningham v. Wood 23 Tenn. 417 1843 0 Tennessee
Seay v. Winston 26 Tenn. 472 1846 0 Tennessee
Hudson v. King 49 Tenn. 560 1871 0 Tennessee
Hunt v. Wing 57 Tenn. 139 1872 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Walton 16 Tenn. 387 1835 0 Tennessee
Puryear v. Thompson 24 Tenn. 397 1844 0 Tennessee
Porter v. Porter 22 Tenn. 586 1842 0 Tennessee
Overton v. Allen 40 Tenn. 440 1859 0 Tennessee
Cochreham v. Kirkpatrick 48 Tenn. 327 1870 0 Tennessee
Waters v. Barton 41 Tenn. 450 1860 0 Tennessee
Boxly v. McKay 36 Tenn. 286 1856 0 Tennessee
Summers v. Wilson 42 Tenn. 469 1865 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Otey 8 Hum. 563 1847 0 Tennessee