This case is about slaves or slavery.
| Year: | 1836 |
| Citation: | 17 Tenn. 418 |
| Jurisdiction: | Tennessee |
| People: | Jacob |
| Short Summary: | Action of debt for payment owed on hire of a slave belonging to plaintiff's father's estate |
| Law type: | |
| Full name: | Scott vs. Carruth |
| Court: | Tennessee Supreme Court |