| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurman v. Shelton | 18 Tenn. 383 | 1837 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| McKisick v. McKisick | 19 Tenn. 427 | 1838 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Kirkwood v. Miller | 37 Tenn. 455 | 1858 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Seay v. Bacon | 36 Tenn. 99 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Waters v. Barton | 41 Tenn. 450 | 1860 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Alexander v. Walch | 40 Tenn. 493 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Summers v. Wilson | 42 Tenn. 469 | 1865 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| State v. Davidson | 42 Tenn. 184 | 1865 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Woodward v. Woodward | 37 Tenn. 49 | 1857 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Hallum v. Yourie | 1 Sneed 369 | 1853 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Ezell v. Franklin | 2 Sneed 236 | 1854 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Abernathy v. Black | 42 Tenn. 314 | 1865 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Jameson v. McCoy | 52 Tenn. 108 | 1871 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Alfred v. State | 2 Swan 581 | 1852 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Yancy v. Yancy | 52 Tenn. 353 | 1871 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Rowe v. State | 11 Hum. 491 | 1851 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Carter v. Rolland | 11 Hum. 333 | 1850 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Parker v. Hall | 39 Tenn. 641 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Gold v. Vaughan | 36 Tenn. 247 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Boon v. Lancaster | 33 Tenn. 577 | 1854 | 0 | Tennessee |