Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Schley v. Lyon 6 Ga. 530 1849 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Mayor of Columbus v. Howard 6 Ga. 213 1849 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Kershaw 1 Ga. 259 1846 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Wright v. Zeigler 1 Ga. 324 1846 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Collins v. Hutchins 21 Ga. 270 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Alderman v. Chester 34 Ga. 152 1865 0 Suprme Court of Georgia
Cook v. Weaver 12 Ga. 47 1852 0 Suprme Court of Georgia
State ex rel. Thomas v. Mosely 47 Tenn. 576 1870 0 Tennessee
Stone v. State 23 Tenn. 27 1843 0 Tennessee
Creech v. Jones 37 Tenn. 631 1858 1 Tennessee
Elijah v. State 21 Tenn. 455 1841 0 Tennessee
Murphy v. Partee 66 Tenn. 373 1874 0 Tennessee
Hall v. State 71 Tenn. 552 1879 1 Tennessee
Grandison v. State 21 Tenn. 451 1841 0 Tennessee
Jenkins v. Picket 17 Tenn. 480 1836 0 Tennessee
Kay v. Connor 27 Tenn. 624 1848 0 Tennessee
Anderson v. Bedford 44 Tenn. 464 1867 1 Tennessee
Hopkins’ Heirs v. Calloway 47 Tenn. 37 1869 1 Tennessee
Stuber v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad 113 Tenn. 305 1904 1 Tennessee
State v. Rankin 44 Tenn. 145 1867 1 Tennessee