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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Simpson v. Simpson 26 Tenn. 275 1846 0 Tennessee
McGlothlin v. State 42 Tenn. 223 1865 0 Tennessee
Farnsworth v. Earnest 26 Tenn. 24 1846 0 Tennessee
Fogg v. Rogers 42 Tenn. 290 1865 0 Tennessee
Gilliam v. Spence 6 Hum. 160 1845 0 Tennessee
Owen v. Hancock 38 Tenn. 563 1858 0 Tennessee
Bearden v. Taylor 42 Tenn. 134 1865 0 Tennessee
Morris v. Nixon 26 Tenn. 579 1847 0 Tennessee
Haywood's Heirs v. Moore 21 Tenn. 584 1841 0 Tennessee
Shaw v. Shaw 25 Tenn. 418 1846 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Thompson 2 Swan 386 1852 0 Tennessee
Hunt v. Watkins 20 Tenn. 498 1840 0 Tennessee
Chester v. Greer 24 Tenn. 26 1844 0 Tennessee
Hays v. Hays 20 Tenn. 402 1839 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Hollingsworth 57 Tenn. 653 1873 0 Tennessee
Kegler v. Miles 8 Tenn. 426 1825 0 Tennessee
Vanleer v. Fain 25 Tenn. 104 1845 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Turner 18 Tenn. 287 1837 0 Tennessee
Trotter v. Watson 25 Tenn. 509 1846 0 Tennessee
Martin v. State 25 Tenn. 204 1845 0 Tennessee