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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Officer v. Sims 49 Tenn. 501 1871 0 Tennessee
Helms v. Mynatt 46 Tenn. 215 1869 0 Tennessee
Marlow v. Johnson 31 Miss. 128 1856 0 Mississippi
Thomson v. Warren 45 Tenn. 644 1868 0 Tennessee
Moore v. Crockett 29 Tenn. 365 1849 0 Tennessee
Gully v. Hull 31 Miss. 20 1856 0 Mississippi
Hutchins v. Brooks 31 Miss. 430 1856 0 Mississippi
Duckworth v. Overton 1 Swan 381 1852 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Jones 2 Swan 605 1852 0 Tennessee
Friedman Bros. v. Mathes 55 Tenn. 488 1872 0 Tennessee
Layne v. Pardee 2 Swan 232 1852 0 Tennessee
Cannon v. Phillips 2 Sneed 185 1854 0 Tennessee
Fall v. Roper 40 Tenn. 485 1859 0 Tennessee
Johnston v. Dick 27 Miss. 277 1854 0 Mississippi
Cantzon's Lessee v. Dorr 27 Miss. 245 1854 0 Mississippi
McDuff v. Beauchamp 50 Miss. 531 1874 0 Mississippi
State v. Adams 40 Tenn. 259 1859 0 Tennessee
Ford v. Thompson 38 Tenn. 265 1858 0 Tennessee
Cason v. Robson 29 Miss. 97 1855 0 Mississippi
Young v. Shumate 35 Tenn. 369 1855 0 Tennessee