| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson v. Gaines | 21 Tenn. 367 | 1841 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Caines v. Marley | 10 Tenn. 582 | 1831 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Harvey v. Adams | 77 Tenn. 289 | 1882 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Erck v. Erck | 107 Tenn. 77 | 1901 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Hardy v. Carter | 27 Tenn. 153 | 1847 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| M'Cormick v. Cantrell | 15 Tenn. 615 | 1835 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Lake v. Steele | 3 Shan. Cas. 163 | 1875 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Hamilton v. Mound City Mutual Life Insurance | 3 Tenn. Ch. R. 124 | 1876 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Smiley v. Jones | 3 Tenn. Ch. R. 312 | 1876 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Bradley v. Carnes | 94 Tenn. 27 | 1894 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Brien v. Robinson | 102 Tenn. 157 | 1899 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Miller v. Moore | 22 Tenn. 189 | 1842 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Lucas v. Malone | 106 Tenn. 380 | 1901 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Colyar v. Wheeler | 110 Tenn. 58 | 1902 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Sanders v. Byrom | 112 Tenn. 472 | 1903 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Covington v. Bullefin | 1 Tenn. App. 603 | 1925 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Galbraith v. Lunsford | 87 Tenn. 89 | 1888 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Harris v. State | 71 Tenn. 324 | 1879 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Roney v. Dyer | 25 Tenn. App. 545 | 1939 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Burns v. Gilpin | 182 Tenn. 535 | 1945 | 1 | Tennessee |