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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hartfield v. Simmons 59 Tenn. 253 1873 0 Tennessee
Wells v. Ragland 31 Tenn. 501 1852 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Fancher 38 Tenn. 336 1858 0 Tennessee
Banks v. Thomas 19 Tenn. 28 1838 0 Tennessee
Evans v. Higdon 60 Tenn. 245 1872 0 Tennessee
Hoyle v. Smith 38 Tenn. 90 1858 0 Tennessee
Ocoee Bank v. Nelson 41 Tenn. 186 1860 0 Tennessee
Kirby v. Miller 44 Tenn. 3 1867 0 Tennessee
Owen v. Hancock 38 Tenn. 563 1858 0 Tennessee
Young v. Young 47 Tenn. 461 1870 0 Tennessee
Burgner v. Burgner 58 Tenn. 729 1872 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Woodfolk 61 Tenn. 25 1872 0 Tennessee
Starkey v. Hammer 60 Tenn. 438 1872 0 Tennessee
Petty v. State 65 Tenn. 610 1872 0 Tennessee
Nelson v. State 26 Tenn. 542 1847 0 Tennessee
Maloney v. Stephens 58 Tenn. 738 1872 0 Tennessee
Mountcastle v. Mills 58 Tenn. 267 1872 0 Tennessee
Birdsong v. Birdsong 39 Tenn. 289 1859 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Johnson 41 Tenn. 626 1860 0 Tennessee
Crippen v. Bearden 24 Tenn. 129 1844 0 Tennessee