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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
State v. Sharp 2 Sneed 615 1855 0 Tennessee
Hughes v. Boyd 2 Sneed 512 1855 0 Tennessee
Ward v. Saunders 35 Tenn. 387 1855 0 Tennessee
Gunn v. Mason 2 Sneed 637 1855 0 Tennessee
Thompson v. Meek 3 Sneed 271 1855 0 Tennessee
Lowe v. Morris 36 Tenn. 69 1856 0 Tennessee
Decherd v. Blanton 35 Tenn. 373 1855 0 Tennessee
White v. Harmond 35 Tenn. 322 1855 0 Tennessee
Farnsworth v. Arnold 3 Sneed 252 1855 0 Tennessee
Bell v. Cummings 35 Tenn. 275 1855 0 Tennessee
Ferguson v. Mason 34 Tenn. 618 1855 0 Tennessee
Wharton v. Marberry 35 Tenn. 603 1856 0 Tennessee
Rosson v. Hancock 35 Tenn. 434 1856 0 Tennessee
Cheek v. Wheatley 35 Tenn. 484 1856 0 Tennessee
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee
Meredith v. Owen 36 Tenn. 223 1856 0 Tennessee
Nichols v. Cheairs 36 Tenn. 229 1856 0 Tennessee
Fitzgerald v. Vestal 36 Tenn. 258 1856 0 Tennessee
Harris v. Alderson 36 Tenn. 252 1856 0 Tennessee
Tune v. Cooper 36 Tenn. 296 1856 0 Tennessee