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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Matthews v. Thompson 49 Tenn. 588 1871 0 Tennessee
Churchill v. Wells 47 Tenn. 364 1870 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Heirs of Pledge 45 Tenn. 384 1868 0 Tennessee
Grubbs v. Greer 45 Tenn. 160 1867 0 Tennessee
Curd v. Bonner 44 Tenn. 632 1867 0 Tennessee
Keith v. State 45 Tenn. 35 1867 0 Tennessee
Morgan v. Reed 39 Tenn. 276 1858 0 Tennessee
Atkinson v. Rhea 26 Tenn. 59 1846 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Moses 46 Tenn. 193 1869 0 Tennessee
Parchman v. Charlton 41 Tenn. 381 1860 0 Tennessee
Bedford v. State 2 Swan 72 1852 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Marable 25 Tenn. 116 1845 0 Tennessee
Sypert v. Sawyer 26 Tenn. 413 1846 0 Tennessee
Kennedy v. Williams 26 Tenn. 50 1846 0 Tennessee
Partee v. McAlister 25 Tenn. 408 1846 0 Tennessee
Wood v. Cruisman 6 Hum. 279 1845 0 Tennessee
Jenkins v. Brown 25 Tenn. 299 1845 0 Tennessee
McLanahan v. McLanahan 25 Tenn. 99 1845 0 Tennessee
Studdert v. Hassell 25 Tenn. 137 1845 0 Tennessee
Ward v. Epsy 25 Tenn. 447 1846 0 Tennessee