Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Matthews v. Thompson 49 Tenn. 588 1871 0 Tennessee
Kelso v. Vance 61 Tenn. 334 1872 0 Tennessee
Mayor of Memphis v. Winfield 27 Tenn. 707 1848 0 Tennessee
Layne v. Pardee 2 Swan 232 1852 0 Tennessee
Officer v. Sims 49 Tenn. 501 1871 0 Tennessee
Pointer v. Smith 54 Tenn. 137 1872 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Faris 17 Tenn. 209 1836 0 Tennessee
Watkins v. Dean 18 Tenn. 321 1837 0 Tennessee
Mayor of Columbia v. Beasly 20 Tenn. 232 1839 0 Tennessee
Harwell v. Worsham 21 Tenn. 524 1841 0 Tennessee
Saunders v. Harris 24 Tenn. 345 1844 0 Tennessee
Robertson v. Sublett 25 Tenn. 313 1845 0 Tennessee
Bank of Tennessee v. Turney 26 Tenn. 271 1846 0 Tennessee
Gray v. Hays 26 Tenn. 588 1847 0 Tennessee
Eskridge v. State 25 Ala. 30 1854 0 Alabama
Gant v. Gant 10 Hum. 464 1850 0 Tennessee
Mullins v. Lyles 31 Tenn. 337 1851 0 Tennessee
Coppedge v. Threadgill 35 Tenn. 577 1856 0 Tennessee
Blevins v. Alexander 36 Tenn. 583 1857 0 Tennessee
Leetch v. State 39 Tenn. 140 1858 0 Tennessee