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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Polk v. Faris 17 Tenn. 209 1836 0 Tennessee
McGowan v. State 17 Tenn. 184 1836 0 Tennessee
Walton v. Northington 37 Tenn. 282 1857 0 Tennessee
Porter v. Burton 57 Tenn. 584 1873 0 Tennessee
Neely v. Luster 54 Tenn. 354 1872 0 Tennessee
State v. Hickerson 50 Tenn. 375 1872 0 Tennessee
Maxwell v. State 50 Tenn. 420 1872 0 Tennessee
Haynes v. Swann 53 Tenn. 560 1871 0 Tennessee
Sweat v. Rogers 53 Tenn. 117 1871 0 Tennessee
Ingram v. Ingram 52 Tenn. 541 1871 0 Tennessee
Bell v. Cummings 35 Tenn. 275 1855 0 Tennessee
Thomson v. Warren 45 Tenn. 644 1868 0 Tennessee
Duckworth v. Overton 1 Swan 381 1852 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Jones 2 Swan 605 1852 0 Tennessee
Wheless v. Espy 47 Tenn. 237 1869 0 Tennessee
Cannon v. Phillips 2 Sneed 185 1854 0 Tennessee
State v. Adams 40 Tenn. 259 1859 0 Tennessee
Ford v. Thompson 38 Tenn. 265 1858 0 Tennessee
Cobb v. O'Neal 34 Tenn. 438 1854 0 Tennessee
Darden v. Hatcher 41 Tenn. 513 1860 0 Tennessee