This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1844 |
| Citation: | 24 Tenn. 397 |
| Jurisdiction: | Tennessee |
| People: | Harry |
| Short Summary: | Action on the case to recover value of a slave who was killed by the plaintiff's overseer of slaves |
| Law type: | |
| Full name: | Puryear vs. Thompson |
| Court: | Tennessee Supreme Court |