Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Overton v. Bigelow's Administrator 18 Tenn. 48 1836 0 Tennessee
Flowers v. Glasgow 2 N.C. 141 1794 0 North Carolina
Westbrook v. State 24 Tex. 563 1859 0 Texas
Smith v. Porter 16 La. Ann. 370 1861 0 Louisiana
Scott v. Carruth 17 Tenn. 418 1836 0 Tennessee
Gibson v. Gibson 17 Tenn. 329 1836 0 Tennessee
State v. Sterling 20 Md. 502 1864 0 Maryland
Smith v. Thomas 67 Tenn. 417 1874 0 Tennessee
Ferris v. Eichbaum 63 Tenn. 70 1874 0 Tennessee
Taylor v. Mayhew 58 Tenn. 596 1872 0 Tennessee
Bagly v. Birmingham 23 Tex. 452 1859 0 Texas
Lillard v. Ruckers 17 Tenn. 64 1836 0 Tennessee
Union Bank v. State 17 Tenn. 490 1836 0 Tennessee
State v. Staten 46 Tenn. 233 1869 0 Tennessee
State v. Judge of the Second District Court of New Orleans 16 La. Ann. 390 1861 0 Louisiana
Guthrie v. South Western Iron Co. 55 Tenn. 826 1871 0 Tennessee
Barbee v. Williams 51 Tenn. 522 1871 0 Tennessee
Hunt v. Wing 57 Tenn. 139 1872 0 Tennessee
Clevenger v. Clevenger 48 Tenn. 104 1870 0 Tennessee
Joe v. State 38 Ala. 422 1863 0 Alabama