| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris v. Nixon | 26 Tenn. 579 | 1847 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Gilliam v. Spence | 6 Hum. 160 | 1845 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Brooks v. Caughran | 40 Tenn. 464 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Farnsworth v. Earnest | 26 Tenn. 24 | 1846 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Simpson v. Simpson | 26 Tenn. 275 | 1846 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Runyan v. Caldwell | 7 Hum. 134 | 1846 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Litton v. Baldwin | 27 Tenn. 209 | 1847 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Franklin v. Ezell | 1 Sneed 497 | 1853 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Campbell v. Miller | 562 S.W.2d 827 | 1977 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Gee v. Gee | 2 Sneed 395 | 1854 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Decherd v. Blanton | 35 Tenn. 373 | 1855 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Ward v. Saunders | 35 Tenn. 387 | 1855 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Lowe v. Morris | 36 Tenn. 69 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Walls' adm'r v. Ward | 2 Swan 648 | 1852 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Scott v. Hix | 2 Sneed 192 | 1854 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Shaw v. Smith | 17 Tenn. 97 | 1836 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Bonner v. Bonner | 26 Tenn. 436 | 1846 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Squires v. Old | 26 Tenn. 454 | 1846 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Houston v. Embry | 1 Sneed 480 | 1853 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Douglass v. Harrison | 2 Sneed 382 | 1854 | 0 | Tennessee |