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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Puryear v. Thompson 24 Tenn. 397 1844 0 Tennessee
McCaleb v. Estate of Fluker 14 La. Ann. 316 1859 0 Louisiana
Helm v. Steele 22 Tenn. 472 1842 0 Tennessee
Hinton v. Cole 22 Tenn. 656 1842 0 Tennessee
Sydney v. State 22 Tenn. 478 1842 0 Tennessee
Morgan v. McCarty 22 Tenn. 146 1842 0 Tennessee
Bowman's Ex'rs v. Tucker 22 Tenn. 648 1842 0 Tennessee
Dougherty v. Curle 21 Tenn. 453 1841 0 Tennessee
Hartsell v. George 22 Tenn. 255 1842 0 Tennessee
Draughon v. Ryan 16 La. Ann. 309 1861 0 Louisiana
Baldwin v. Marshall 21 Tenn. 116 1840 0 Tennessee
Deer v. Devin 20 Tenn. 66 1839 0 Tennessee
Jobe v. O'Brien 21 Tenn. 34 1840 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Guthrie v. Owen 21 Tenn. 202 1840 0 Tennessee
Puckett v. James 21 Tenn. 565 1841 0 Tennessee
Dowell v. Bailey 18 Tenn. 489 1837 0 Tennessee
Jarnagin v. Conway 21 Tenn. 50 1840 0 Tennessee
Underwood v. Dismukes 19 Tenn. 299 1838 0 Tennessee