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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Polk v. Heirs of Pledge 45 Tenn. 384 1868 0 Tennessee
Grubbs v. Greer 45 Tenn. 160 1867 0 Tennessee
Curd v. Bonner 44 Tenn. 632 1867 0 Tennessee
Keith v. State 45 Tenn. 35 1867 0 Tennessee
Morgan v. Reed 39 Tenn. 276 1858 0 Tennessee
Atkinson v. Rhea 26 Tenn. 59 1846 0 Tennessee
Starr v. Starr 2 Root 303 1795 0 Civil Connecticut
Lewis v. Moses 46 Tenn. 193 1869 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Woods 41 Tenn. 535 1860 0 Tennessee
Mitchell v. Clarke 1 N.C. 25 1790 0 North Carolina
Parchman v. Charlton 41 Tenn. 381 1860 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Welcker 41 Tenn. 197 1860 0 Tennessee
Lewis G. v. Mills 40 Tenn. 705 1859 0 Tennessee
Bostick v. Elliott 40 Tenn. 507 1859 0 Tennessee
Swan v. Newman 40 Tenn. 288 1859 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Byerly & Owens 40 Tenn. 194 1859 0 Tennessee
Bradford v. Caldwell 39 Tenn. 496 1859 0 Tennessee
McLemore v. Pinkston 31 Ala. 266 1857 0 Alabama
Saunders v. Wilder 39 Tenn. 577 1859 0 Tennessee
Graham v. Roberts 38 Tenn. 56 1858 0 Tennessee