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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Elijah v. State 20 Tenn. 102 1839 0 Tennessee
Floyd v. Goodwin 16 Tenn. 484 1835 0 Tennessee
State v. Bonner 39 Tenn. 135 1858 0 Tennessee
Green v. Lanier 52 Tenn. 662 1871 0 Tennessee
Maples v. State 50 Tenn. 408 1872 0 Tennessee
Jennings v. Paine 4 Wis. 358 1856 0 Wisconsin
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 40 Va. 675 1842 0 General Ct. of VA
Jacob v. Ursuline Nuns 2 Mart. (o.s.) 269 1812 0 Louisiana
Blanton v. Hall 49 Tenn. 423 1871 0 Tennessee
Loftus v. Penn 1 Swan 445 1852 0 Tennessee
Robinson v. Robinson 26 Tenn. 440 1846 0 Tennessee
Mahala v. State 18 Tenn. 532 1837 0 Tennessee
Norment v. Smith 20 Tenn. 46 1839 0 Tennessee
McReynolds v. State 45 Tenn. 18 1867 0 Tennessee
Simpson v. Peck's Ex'rs 32 Tenn. 54 1852 0 Tennessee
Taylor v. McDaniel 51 Tenn. 545 1871 0 Tennessee
Sam v. State 1 Swan 61 1851 0 Tennessee
Lynch v. Burts 48 Tenn. 600 1870 0 Tennessee
Lester v. Vick 49 Tenn. 476 1871 0 Tennessee
Duncan v. Philips 40 Tenn. 415 1859 0 Tennessee