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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Clark v. Slaughter 38 Miss. 64 1859 1 Mississippi
Root v. McFerrin 37 Miss. 17 1859 1 Mississippi
Sandeford v. Hess 39 Tenn. 680 1859 0 Tennessee
Lowry v. McGee 40 Tenn. 269 1859 0 Tennessee
Brooks v. Caughran 40 Tenn. 464 1859 0 Tennessee
Walton v. Hamilton 24 Tex. 216 1859 0 Texas
Scruggs v. Davis 40 Tenn. 664 1859 0 Tennessee
Gupton v. Gupton 40 Tenn. 488 1859 0 Tennessee
Alley v. Connell 40 Tenn. 578 1859 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Allen 40 Tenn. 429 1859 0 Tennessee
Bank of Tennessee v. Nelson 40 Tenn. 634 1859 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Greer 40 Tenn. 695 1859 0 Tennessee
Elliott v. Holder 40 Tenn. 698 1859 0 Tennessee
Jennings v. State 40 Tenn. 520 1859 0 Tennessee
Nickson v. Toney 40 Tenn. 655 1859 0 Tennessee
Byram v. McGuire 40 Tenn. 530 1859 0 Tennessee
Perry v. High 40 Tenn. 349 1859 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Cannon 40 Tenn. 354 1859 0 Tennessee
Duncan v. Philips 40 Tenn. 415 1859 0 Tennessee
White v. White 40 Tenn. 404 1859 0 Tennessee