Involving slavery Reference cases involving slavery All cases Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Short Name Citation ▲ Summary Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction Link
Andrews v. Bonner 26 Ga. 520 1858 0 Action of trover Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Whitten v. Knox 26 Ga. 560 1858 0 Slave contact dispute Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Cook v. State 26 Ga. 593 1858 0 Indictment for harboring slave Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Hines v. State 26 Ga. 614 1859 0 Indictment for selling liquor to slave Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Carpenter v. State 26 Ga. 622 1859 0 Receiving property without the owners permission Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Lamb v. Girtman 26 Ga. 625 1859 0 Will and Trust Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Dickinson v. Solomons 26 Ga. 684 1859 0 Will and Trust Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Hook v. Stovall, Dunn & Co. 26 Ga. 704 1859 0 Action based on promissory note Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Bob v. State 26 Tenn. 129 Slave appeal for conviction of murder due to faulty indictment 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Prince v. State 26 Tenn. 137 Slave action to impose court costs on the state after he was acquitted for robbery 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Duncan v. State 26 Tenn. 148 White ship captain appeal for conviction of unlawfully carrying slaves away from their masters 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Irwin v. Jordan 26 Tenn. 167 Action of assumpsit for the hire of a slave 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Runyan v. Morgan 26 Tenn. 210 Bill of attachment to prevent debtor from removing slaves from the state 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Fitzpatrick v. School Commissioners 26 Tenn. 224 Action of debt secured in deed of trust on slaves 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Fisher v. Cummings 26 Tenn. 232 Creditor action to recover debts owed by slaveholder preparing to move slaves out of state to avoid judgement 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Farnsworth v. Earnest 26 Tenn. 24 Action to enjoin a portion of the sale price of the slave for violation of the warranty of soundness in the sale 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Bank of Tennessee v. Turney 26 Tenn. 271 Dispute over execution levied upon slaves to pay debts 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Cheaires v. Alderson 26 Tenn. 273 Debtor action to have execution levied on slaves and other property quashed 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Simpson v. Simpson 26 Tenn. 275 Creditor action to recover two slaves from an insolvent estate 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Daniel v. McClelland 26 Tenn. 298 Action for breach of warranties in sale of slaves 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Williams v. McCormack 26 Tenn. 308 Action to enjoin judgement on a slave purchased at an administration sale 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Bumpas v. Dotson 26 Tenn. 310 Action to be released from purchase of slaves due to fraudulence in the conveyance 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Patton Ex'r. v. Allison 26 Tenn. 320 Dispute over validity of a will conveyeing land and slaves 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hancock v. Edwards 26 Tenn. 349 Dispute over judgment executed on a bill of sale for a slave 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Tubb v. Williams 26 Tenn. 367 Action for judgement against slaves that were fraudulently sold/hired out 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Sypert v. Sawyer 26 Tenn. 413 Action for breach of covenant on warranty of soundness in sale of a slave 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Webb v. Patterson 26 Tenn. 431 Bill to redeem an unruly slave that had been sold 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Bonner v. Bonner 26 Tenn. 436 Dispute over life estate and remainder interests in slaves 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Robinson v. Robinson 26 Tenn. 440 Bill for divorce and maintenance involving title to slaves 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Caperton v. Huddleston 26 Tenn. 452 Dispute between joint owners of slaves on which debts were secured over title to slaves 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Squires v. Old 26 Tenn. 454 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Washington v. Johnson 26 Tenn. 468 Action of debt for sale price of a slave girl 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Seay v. Winston 26 Tenn. 472 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Carey v. State 26 Tenn. 499 White man appeal for conviction of "negroestealing" 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Kennedy v. Williams 26 Tenn. 50 Dispute over slave belonging to estate being conveyed to a distributee by the administrator without the consent of the others 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Taylor v. State 26 Tenn. 510 White man appeal for conviction of selling spirituous liquor to slaves 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
State v. Weaks 26 Tenn. 522 Appeal by white slaveowner for indictment of allowing his slave to sell spiritous liquors 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Gilbert v. State 26 Tenn. 524 Slave appeal for conviction of murder of his master 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Nelson v. State 26 Tenn. 542 Slave appeal for conviction of murder 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Williams v. Terrell 26 Tenn. 551 Action of debt on a bond made upon condition of defendant inheriting some slaves 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Evans' v. Wells 26 Tenn. 559 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Morris v. Nixon 26 Tenn. 579 Action to set aside a bill of sale for slaves 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Langford v. Fly 26 Tenn. 585 Action to enjoin sale of slaves levied on by virtue of an execution 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Gray v. Hays 26 Tenn. 588 Action to recover slave in the possession of defendant 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Atkinson v. Rhea 26 Tenn. 59 Dispute over execution/return of judgement/ sale of a slave girl 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Greer v. Chester's Heirs 26 Tenn. 77 Dispute over deed of trust on slaves to protect sureties from potential loss by borrower 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Ford v. Ford 26 Tenn. 92 Slaves purported to be emancipated in a will offered will for probate when named executor refused to do so 1846 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Sundry African Slaves v. Madrazo 26 U.S. 110 1828 0 United States Caselaw Access Project
Executors of Everett v. Administrators of Whitfield 27 Ga. 133 1859 0 Bill of exceptions Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Hargrove v. Webb & Allen 27 Ga. 172 1859 0 Contract dispute Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Solomon v. Breazeal 27 Ga. 200 1859 0 Conveyance of slaves Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Lockett v. Mims 27 Ga. 207 1859 0 Presumption of a gift Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Wooten v. Smith 27 Ga. 216 1859 0 Equity action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Morris v. Stokes 27 Ga. 239 1859 0 Will and Trust Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Robson v. Jones 27 Ga. 266 1859 0 Equity action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Marshall v. Drawhorn 27 Ga. 275 1859 0 Reform a Written Contract Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Gorham v. Hood 27 Ga. 299 1859 0 Trespass Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Lennard v. Jones 27 Ga. 309 1859 0 Action brought by trustee Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Hardin v. Brown 27 Ga. 314 1859 0 Promissory note for slave Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Clifton v. Holton 27 Ga. 321 1859 0 Inheritance of slave Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Rushin v. Young 27 Ga. 325 1859 0 Equity action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Sanderlin v. Sanderlin 27 Ga. 334 1859 0 Equity action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Flanders v. Meath 27 Ga. 358 1859 0 recovery for property damage Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Outlaw v. Gilmer 27 Ga. 365 1859 0 Action of trover Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Phillips v. Stewart 27 Ga. 402 1859 0 Abatement of action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Dukes v. Nelson 27 Ga. 457 1859 0 Breach of warranty Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Garrett v. Brock 27 Ga. 576 1859 0 Trover action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Lawrence v. Philpot 27 Ga. 585 1859 0 Will and Trust Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Cobb v. State 27 Ga. 648 1859 0 indictment for murder Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Russell v. Kearney 27 Ga. 96 1859 0 Will and Testament Georgia Caselaw Access Project
State v. Clarissa 27 N.C. 221 1844 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Mallet v. Smith 27 S.C. Eq. 12 1853 0 South Carolina Caselaw Access Project
F. & C. Turnpike Co. v. Young 27 Tenn. 103 Dispute over execution levied upon slaves to pay debts 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
McReynolds v. Neal 27 Tenn. 12 Dispute over attachment levied on a slave 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Baldwin v. Merrill 27 Tenn. 132 Dispute over sale of slaves to satisfy a judgement levied upon them 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Marshall v. Stephens 27 Tenn. 159 Dispute over execution levied upon a slave conveyed in a trust to escape payment of debt 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Lewis v. Simonton 27 Tenn. 185 Free black man action to recover a bill taken from him through threat of imprisonment 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Litton v. Baldwin 27 Tenn. 209 Dispute over slaves placed in a marriage-settlement trust 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Smith v. Watkins 27 Tenn. 331 Action of debt against the administrator of a will containing slaves 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Mitchell v. Mitchell 27 Tenn. 359 Estate administration did not discharge all debts; what to be done with slaves of the estate 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
English v. Tomlinson 27 Tenn. 378 Dispute over contract scheme to purchase slaves at an execution sale and sell them back to indebted owner at a very low price 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Lester v. Cummings 27 Tenn. 385 Bill of attachment to prevent debtor from removing slaves from the state 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Buchanan v. Matlock 27 Tenn. 390 Action to claim slaves and other property from estate whose will had been destroyed 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Mullen v. Ensley 27 Tenn. 428 Dispute over right of bailee of a slave to put him to work blasting rock, during which work the slave was killed 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Bowling v. Stratton 27 Tenn. 430 Action on the case for non-delivery of a slave by the bailee 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hackney v. Hackney 27 Tenn. 452 Dispute over contract to settle slaves upon the wife by the husband to induce her to marry him 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Eaton v. Breathett 27 Tenn. 534 Attachment bill for forced sale of slaves to satisfy the debt 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Martin v. Youngblood 27 Tenn. 581 Dispute over validity of a verbal gift of slaves 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Lassiter v. Cole 27 Tenn. 621 Action of trover for slave and other property conveyed in a trust 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Kay v. Connor 27 Tenn. 624 Will construction involving title to slaves 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Gwin v. Wright 27 Tenn. 639 Dispute over construction of a will conveying a slave 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Lashlee v. Wily 27 Tenn. 659 Action of trover by administator of an estate to recover posession of a slave to be adminstered 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Henning v. Vanhook 27 Tenn. 678 Action of assumpsit to recover purchase price of a slave 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jones v. Jones 27 Tenn. 705 Action to attach several slaves to recovery of a judgement 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Mayor of Memphis v. Winfield 27 Tenn. 707 Free "negro" suit to recover damages for imprisonment under statute that instructed arrest of all people of color out past 10 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Wiley v. Lashler 27 Tenn. 717 Dispute over title to slaves between alleged purchaser and seller 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Tom v. State 27 Tenn. 86 Slave appeal for conviction of assault with intent to commit murder in the first degree 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
State v. Brown 27 Tenn. 89 White man appeal for conviction of allowing large number of slaves to convene on his property at odd times 1847 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Grooms v. Rust 27 Tex. 231 1863 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Smith v. Adams 27 Tex. 28 1863 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Withers v. Patterson 27 Tex. 491 1864 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Wood & Whitaker v. Tompkins 28 Ga. 159 1859 0 Action of trover Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Turner v. Thurmond 28 Ga. 174 1859 0 Personal property issu Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Clopton v. Norris 28 Ga. 188 1859 0 Falsely warranting slave Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Cantrell v. Adderholt 28 Ga. 239 1859 0 Trespass Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Fears v. Lynch 28 Ga. 249 1859 0 Equity action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Doyal v. Smith 28 Ga. 262 1859 0 Equity action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Hunt v. Printup 28 Ga. 297 1859 0 Trespass Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Ponder v. Cox 28 Ga. 305 1859 0 Recovery for freedom Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Brown v. Weaver 28 Ga. 377 1859 0 Will and Trust Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Edmonds' Ex'rs v. Goodwyn 28 Ga. 38 1859 0 Will and Testament Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Brown v. Strickland 28 Ga. 387 1859 0 Action of trover Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Bealle v. Day 28 Ga. 435 1859 0 action to recover slave Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Brewton v. Smith 28 Ga. 442 1859 0 Action of trover Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Howard v. Snelling 28 Ga. 469 1859 0 Action of trover Georgia Caselaw Access Project
McLin v. Williams 28 Ga. 482 1859 0 Promisorry Note Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Clements & Miller v. Little 28 Ga. 491 1859 0 Levy and claim Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Mulligan v. Bailey 28 Ga. 507 1859 0 Action of trover Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Caraway v. Smith 28 Ga. 541 1859 0 Will and Testament Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Sarah v. State 28 Ga. 576 1859 0 Slave indicted for attempted murder Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Hill v. State 28 Ga. 604 1859 0 Murder case Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Ward v. Allen 28 Ga. 74 1859 0 Modification of will Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Sims v. Macon & Western R. R. 28 Ga. 93 1859 0 Recover value of slave Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Sarah v. State 28 Miss. 267 1854 0 Mississippi Caselaw Access Project
State v. Jefferson 28 N.C. 305 1846 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Harry v. Green 28 Tenn. 182 Dispute over administrator of a will freeing the slaves the will purported to free 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Armstrong adm'r v. Park's devisees 28 Tenn. 195 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves and land 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Weatherhead v. Sewell 28 Tenn. 272 Action of ejectment; estate administration dispute over land and slaves 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
James v. State 28 Tenn. 308 Slave, who had been verbally freed, indicted for selling liquor without a license and found to still be enslaved 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Saddler v. Apple 28 Tenn. 342 Action of trover to recover damages for conversion and loss of a slave 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Pearl v. Hansborough 28 Tenn. 426 Dispute over payment of debt for purchase of slaves 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hackney v. Hackney 28 Tenn. 450 Divorce proceedings involving title to slaves 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Cathey v. Cathey 28 Tenn. 470 Dispute over construction of a will mentioning value of a slave 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Powell v. Powell 28 Tenn. 477 Family dispute to title of slaves; husband conveyed same slaves to both his wife and son 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Williams v. Wright 28 Tenn. 493 Action to restrain execution sale of a slave 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Dunbar v. McFall 28 Tenn. 505 Action of replevin for slaves 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Case of Gray 28 Tenn. 513 Legal question of court discretion to permit or deny free people of color to live in Tennessee counties 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Goodloe v. White's adm'r 28 Tenn. 528 Dispute over warranty that a slave was a "slave for life" and eventually sued for his freedom 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Stevens v. Bomar 28 Tenn. 546 Action to recover slaves given as a gift 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Young v. Jones 28 Tenn. 551 Dispute over whether corn produced with slaves, who were separate property of the wife, also belonged to the wife 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Martin v. Olliver 28 Tenn. 561 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves and land 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Nancy v. Wright 28 Tenn. 597 Slaves action to enforce provisions of a will that emancipates them 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Draper v. Joiner 28 Tenn. 612 Dispute over sale of slaves of an estate by a guardian 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Isaac v. McGill 28 Tenn. 616 Slaves action to enforce provisions of a will that emancipates them 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Morehead v. State 28 Tenn. 635 Appeal for conviction of stealing a runaway slave 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Fossett v. Turnage 28 Tenn. 686 Action for debt secured by a slave 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Bogard v. Jones 28 Tenn. 739 Action of replevin for slaves 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
State v. Brady 28 Tenn. 74 Indictment on a mullato for living with a white woman 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
West v. Lanier 28 Tenn. 762 Claim of adverse possession upon land where slaves removed iron ore, but the plaintiff never lived on nor housed the slaves on 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Wheaton v. Weld 28 Tenn. 773 Dispute over alleged parol gift of a slave; action in detinue 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Grant v. Moseley 29 Ala. 302 1856 0 Alabama Caselaw Access Project
Boon v. Boon 29 Ga. 134 1859 0 promissory note for slave Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Martin v. McConnell 29 Ga. 204 1859 0 Will and Testament Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Goodwyn v. Goodwyn 29 Ga. 225 1859 0 Action of trover Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Ross v. Hawkins 29 Ga. 261 1859 0 Equity action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Word v. Word 29 Ga. 281 1859 0 Libel for divorce Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Roddy v. Cox 29 Ga. 298 1859 0 Equity action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
McCune v. McMichael 29 Ga. 312 1859 0 Recovery of a slave Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Sawyer v. Flemister 29 Ga. 347 1859 0 Executor of will Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Bell v. McCawley 29 Ga. 355 1859 0 Action of trover Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Pool v. Morris 29 Ga. 374 1859 0 Equity action for slaves Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Bledsoe v. Bledsoe 29 Ga. 385 1859 0 Equity action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Landrum v. Russell 29 Ga. 405 1859 0 Action of trover Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Perkins v. Brown 29 Ga. 412 1859 0 Will and Trust Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Drumright v. State 29 Ga. 430 1859 0 indicted for carry a slave out of the country without consent of owner Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Moody v. Moody 29 Ga. 519 1859 0 Executor of estate execution Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Reinhart v. State 29 Ga. 522 1859 0 Liquor sold to slave Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Raines v. Perryman 29 Ga. 529 1859 0 Trover action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Goss v. Eberhart 29 Ga. 545 1859 0 Equity action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Adams v. Guerard 29 Ga. 651 1860 0 Conveyance of a slave Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Gilmore v. Johnson 29 Ga. 67 1859 0 Equity action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Moye v. Kittrell 29 Ga. 677 1859 0 Action of trover Georgia Caselaw Access Project
James v. Kerby 29 Ga. 684 1860 0 Action of trover Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Wynne v. Alford 29 Ga. 694 1860 0 Contractual disputes Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Hodges v. Holiday 29 Ga. 696 1860 0 Claim and levy Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Pournell v. Harris 29 Ga. 736 1860 0 Will and Trust and Trover Action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Cartledge v. Cutliff 29 Ga. 758 1860 0 Equity action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Commissioners of Homochitto River v. Withers 29 Miss. 21 1855 0 Mississippi Caselaw Access Project
Naylor’s Administrator v. Moffatt 29 Mo. 126 1859 0 Missouri Caselaw Access Project
Peers v. Davis’ Administrators 29 Mo. 184 1859 0 Missouri Caselaw Access Project
State v. Anthony 29 N.C. 234 1847 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
State v. George 29 N.C. 321 1847 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
State ex rel. Kohne v. Simons 29 S.C.L. 761 1844 0 South Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Cash v. State 29 Tenn. 111 Appeal for conviction of larceny in stealing a runaway slave 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Morrow v. State 29 Tenn. 120 Appeal for conviction of selling alcohol to slaves and allowing slaves to sell alcohol themselves 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Butler v. Boyles 29 Tenn. 155 Bill to set aside arbitrator decision and obtain a decree for slaves 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Pickett v. Bridges 29 Tenn. 171 Action of replevin for several slaves and other property 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Lunsford v. Baynham 29 Tenn. 267 Action on the case to recover damages for a slave who died while hired out 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Lawrence v. Vick 29 Tenn. 285 Action for breach of covenant on warranty of soundness in sale of a slave 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Batson v. Murrell 29 Tenn. 301 Action to restrain sale of slaves belonging to an estate 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Lewis v. Daniel 29 Tenn. 305 Dispute over emancipation of slaves through will 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hawkins v. Skeggs's adm'r 29 Tenn. 31 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves and land 1848 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jane v. Hagen 29 Tenn. 332 Emancipation by will disputed; slaves had removed to a free state 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Harris v. Carney's admr 29 Tenn. 349 Bill to set up a parol mortgage on several slaves 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Rowan v. Mercer 29 Tenn. 359 Dispute over foreclosure of a mortgage on a slave girl 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Moore v. Crockett 29 Tenn. 365 Estate administration/intermarriage dispute involving title to slave 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
James v. Jones 29 Tenn. 384 Dispute over admissibility of evidence in instance of slave asserting his freedom against his master 1849 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Moses v. State 29 Tenn. 456 Slave appeal for conviction of murder; jury issues 1850 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Settle v. Settle 29 Tenn. 474 Dispute over proceeds from estate sale of slaves 1850 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Nelson v. State 29 Tenn. 518 Slave appeal for conviction of murder 1850 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project