| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gupton v. Gupton | 40 Tenn. 488 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Scruggs v. Davis | 40 Tenn. 664 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Hinson v. Partee | 11 Hum. 587 | 1850 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Smith v. Berwick | 12 La. 20 | 1845 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Dement v. Scott | 39 Tenn. 367 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Wade v. Cantrell | 38 Tenn. 346 | 1858 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Rogers v. Rogers | 39 Tenn. 660 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Henry v. Compton | 39 Tenn. 549 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Crittenden v. Posey | 38 Tenn. 311 | 1858 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Conner v. Crunk | 39 Tenn. 246 | 1858 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Cooper v. Hepburn | 56 Va. 551 | 1860 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Plummer v. Schlatre | 4 Rob. 29 | 1843 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Hodge v. Blanton | 38 Tenn. 560 | 1858 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Morgan & Co. v. Cooper | 38 Tenn. 430 | 1858 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Traynor v. Johnson | 38 Tenn. 51 | 1858 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Thompson v. Jones | 38 Tenn. 574 | 1858 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Prince v. Broach | 37 Tenn. 318 | 1858 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Gamble v. Nunn | 37 Tenn. 465 | 1858 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Watterson v. Watterson | 38 Tenn. 1 | 1858 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Parker v. Thompson | 37 Tenn. 349 | 1858 | 0 | Tennessee |