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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Joses v. State 2 Swan 399 1852 0 Tennessee
Dickinson v. Cruise 38 Tenn. 258 1858 0 Tennessee
Carnahan v. Wood 2 Swan 500 1852 0 Tennessee
Reeves v. Steele 39 Tenn. 647 1859 0 Tennessee
Ward v. Saunders 2 Swan 174 1852 0 Tennessee
Seay v. Young 39 Tenn. 417 1859 0 Tennessee
Bennett v. State 1 Swan 411 1852 0 Tennessee
Swanson v. Swanson 2 Swan 446 1852 0 Tennessee
Nelson v. State 2 Swan 237 1852 0 Tennessee
Allen v. Barksdale 38 Tenn. 238 1858 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Smith 2 Sneed 473 1855 0 Tennessee
Trabue & Lucus v. Higden 44 Tenn. 620 1867 0 Tennessee
Vancil v. Evans 44 Tenn. 340 1867 0 Tennessee
Richardson v. Cole 2 Swan 100 1852 0 Tennessee
Foster v. Jordan 2 Swan 476 1852 0 Tennessee
Morgan v. Winston 2 Swan 472 1852 0 Tennessee
Lane v. Crutchfield 40 Tenn. 452 1859 0 Tennessee
Huggins & Ransom v. Moore 40 Tenn. 426 1859 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Bibb 42 Tenn. 434 1865 0 Tennessee
Bayless v. Elcan 41 Tenn. 96 1860 0 Tennessee