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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Summers v. Wilson 42 Tenn. 469 1865 0 Tennessee
Taylor v. State 26 Tenn. 510 1847 0 Tennessee
Gray v. Hays 26 Tenn. 588 1847 0 Tennessee
Hall v. Tompkins 9 Hum. 592 1848 0 Tennessee
Barker v. Wheelip 24 Tenn. 329 1844 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Thompson 2 Swan 386 1852 0 Tennessee
State v. Davidson 42 Tenn. 184 1865 0 Tennessee
Mosely v. Hamilton 63 Tenn. 434 1874 0 Tennessee
Cash v. State 29 Tenn. 111 1849 0 Tennessee
Belew v. Clark 23 Tenn. 506 1844 0 Tennessee
Knight v. Jordan 25 Tenn. 101 1845 0 Tennessee
Swails v. Bushart 39 Tenn. 561 1859 0 Tennessee
Wyatt v. State 2 Swan 394 1852 0 Tennessee
Mahala v. State 18 Tenn. 532 1837 0 Tennessee
Abernathy v. Black 42 Tenn. 314 1865 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Bibb 42 Tenn. 434 1865 0 Tennessee
Jameson v. McCoy 52 Tenn. 108 1871 0 Tennessee
Womack v. Smith 30 Tenn. 478 1850 0 Tennessee
Finis v. Cannon 44 Tenn. 121 1867 0 Tennessee
Yancy v. Yancy 52 Tenn. 353 1871 0 Tennessee