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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Bell v. Cummings 35 Tenn. 275 1855 0 Tennessee
Cobb v. O'Neal 34 Tenn. 438 1854 0 Tennessee
Moore v. Steele 29 Tenn. 562 1850 0 Tennessee
Elijah v. State 21 Tenn. 455 1841 0 Tennessee
Henry v. State 23 Tenn. 270 1843 0 Tennessee
Saddler v. Apple 28 Tenn. 342 1848 0 Tennessee
Bowling v. Stratton 27 Tenn. 430 1847 0 Tennessee
Tom v. State 27 Tenn. 86 1847 0 Tennessee
Traynor v. Johnson 40 Tenn. 44 1859 0 Tennessee
Wade v. Roberts 25 Tenn. 124 1845 0 Tennessee
Alston v. Boyd 25 Tenn. 504 1846 0 Tennessee
Croft v. State 25 Tenn. 317 1845 0 Tennessee
Elias v. Smith 25 Tenn. 33 1845 0 Tennessee
Planters' Bank v. Henderson 23 Tenn. 75 1843 0 Tennessee
Stone v. State 23 Tenn. 27 1843 0 Tennessee
Grannis v. Smith 22 Tenn. 179 1842 0 Tennessee
Raines v. Childress 21 Tenn. 449 1841 0 Tennessee
Fowler v. Norman 21 Tenn. 384 1841 0 Tennessee
M'Alister v. Olmstead 20 Tenn. 210 1839 0 Tennessee
Gambling v. Read 19 Tenn. 281 1838 0 Tennessee