| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomstein v. Brien | 2 Tenn. Ch. R. 778 | 1877 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Sherman v. Kopelove | 180 Tenn. 541 | 1944 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Rodgers v. Rodgers | 53 Tenn. 489 | 1871 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Parrish v. Groomes | 1 Tenn. Ch. R. 581 | 1874 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Whitman v. Young | 1 Tenn. Ch. R. 586 | 1875 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Connell v. McKenna | 2 Shan. Cas. 190 | 1876 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Herrick v. Fowler | 108 Tenn. 410 | 1902 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Nichols v. Guthrie | 109 Tenn. 535 | 1902 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Ford v. Hurt | 127 Tenn. 557 | 1913 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Eaton v. Keaton | 182 Tenn. 425 | 1945 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Keeling v. Keeling | 185 Tenn. 134 | 1947 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Britton v. Oliver | 186 Tenn. 307 | 1948 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Harris v. France | 33 Tenn. App. 333 | 1950 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Jones v. Donelson | 37 Tenn. App. 467 | 1953 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Sands v. Fly | 200 Tenn. 414 | 1956 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Burdick v. Gilpin | 205 Tenn. 94 | 1959 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Wilson v. Smith | 47 Tenn. App. 194 | 1960 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Moulton v. Dawson | 215 Tenn. 184 | 1964 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Walker v. Applebury | 218 Tenn. 91 | 1965 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Priest v. Priest | 621 S.W.2d 577 | 1981 | 1 | Tennessee |