| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helms v. Mynatt | 46 Tenn. 215 | 1869 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Thomson v. Warren | 45 Tenn. 644 | 1868 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| State v. Adams | 40 Tenn. 259 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Ford v. Thompson | 38 Tenn. 265 | 1858 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Young v. Shumate | 35 Tenn. 369 | 1855 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| King v. Sharp | 25 Tenn. 55 | 1845 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Howard v. Coleman | 36 Ala. 721 | 1860 | 0 | Negligence | Alabama |
| Glenn v. Chesapeake Bank | 3 Md. 475 | 1853 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Jones v. Jones | 2 Swan 605 | 1852 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Friedman Bros. v. Mathes | 55 Tenn. 488 | 1872 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Layne v. Pardee | 2 Swan 232 | 1852 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Ensley v. Balentine | 23 Tenn. 233 | 1843 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Owen's adm'r v. Owen | 24 Tenn. 352 | 1844 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Caplinger v. Vaden | 24 Tenn. 629 | 1844 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Fields v. Carney | 63 Tenn. 137 | 1874 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Pillow v. Thomas | 60 Tenn. 120 | 1873 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Keith v. State | 45 Tenn. 35 | 1867 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Kelso v. Vance | 61 Tenn. 334 | 1872 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Puryear v. Edmondson | 51 Tenn. 43 | 1871 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| De Lacy v. Antoine | 34 Va. 438 | 1836 | 0 | Suit for freedom ? | SC of Appeals VA |