This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1840 |
| Citation: | 21 Tenn. 88 |
| Jurisdiction: | Tennessee |
| People: | |
| Short Summary: | Action of trespsass by free black man against a white man who wrongfully detained him as a slave |
| Law type: | |
| Full name: | Woodfolk vs. Sweeper |
| Court: | Tennessee Supreme Court |