| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type ▲ | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State v. Curtis | 24 Tenn. 601 | 1845 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Smith v. Story | 20 Tenn. 420 | 1839 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Drake v. Bayliss | 20 Tenn. 174 | 1839 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Estill v. Deckerd | 63 Tenn. 497 | 1874 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Powell v. Powell | 28 Tenn. 477 | 1848 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Lewis v. Daniel | 29 Tenn. 305 | 1849 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Jones v. Zandt | 46 U.S. 215 | 1847 | 0 | United States | |
| Scanland v. Settle | 19 Tenn. 169 | 1837 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Goodwin v. Floyd | 18 Tenn. 520 | 1837 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Conner v. State | 25 Ga. 515 | 1858 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Cocke v. Trotter | 18 Tenn. 213 | 1836 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Mitchell v. Wilson | 17 F. Cas. 524 | 1827 | 1 | United States | |
| Butler v. Rutledge | 42 Tenn. 4 | 1865 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Miller v. Murphy | 187 La. 230 | 1937 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Thomas v. Scruggs | 18 Tenn. 400 | 1837 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Miller v. Murphy | 174 So. 272 | 1937 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Joyner v. Williams | 197 La. 43 | 1941 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Joyner v. Williams | 200 So. 815 | 1941 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Levin v. Missouri Pac. R. | 2 So. 2d 99 | 1941 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Dyer v. State | 79 Tenn. 509 | 1883 | 1 | Tennessee |