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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Jim v. State 24 Tenn. 145 1844 0 Tennessee
James v. Drake 35 Tenn. 340 1855 0 Tennessee
DeBerry v. Hurt 66 Tenn. 390 1874 0 Tennessee
Bill v. State 24 Tenn. 155 1844 0 Tennessee
Prince v. State 26 Tenn. 137 1846 0 Tennessee
Jacob v. State 22 Tenn. 493 1842 0 Tennessee
Henry v. State 11 Hum. 224 1850 0 Tennessee
Nelson v. State 29 Tenn. 518 1850 0 Tennessee
Isaac v. State 39 Tenn. 458 1859 0 Tennessee
Moses v. State 29 Tenn. 456 1850 0 Tennessee
Nored v. Adams 39 Tenn. 449 1859 0 Tennessee
Wells v. Ragland 31 Tenn. 501 1852 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Fancher 38 Tenn. 336 1858 0 Tennessee
State v. Cecil 2 Mart. (o.s.) 208 1812 0 Louisiana
Evans v. Higdon 60 Tenn. 245 1872 0 Tennessee
Owen v. Hancock 38 Tenn. 563 1858 0 Tennessee
Petty v. State 65 Tenn. 610 1872 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Hamlet 2 Sneed 256 1854 0 Tennessee
Galloway v. Myers 54 Tenn. 709 1872 0 Tennessee
Robinson v. Robinson 26 Tenn. 440 1846 0 Tennessee