Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Lewis v. Simonton 27 Tenn. 185 1847 0 Tennessee
John v. Tate 7 Hum. 388 1846 0 Tennessee
Taylor v. State 26 Tenn. 510 1847 0 Tennessee
Crippen v. Bearden 24 Tenn. 129 1844 0 Tennessee
Belew v. Clark 23 Tenn. 506 1844 0 Tennessee
Henry v. State 23 Tenn. 270 1843 0 Tennessee
Barker v. Wheelip 24 Tenn. 329 1844 0 Tennessee
Knight v. Jordan 25 Tenn. 101 1845 0 Tennessee
Hoggatt v. Bigley 25 Tenn. 236 1845 0 Tennessee
Long v. Hicks 21 Tenn. 305 1841 0 Tennessee
Thompson v. McKisick 22 Tenn. 631 1842 0 Tennessee
Harwell v. Worsham 21 Tenn. 524 1841 0 Tennessee
Taylor v. Taylor 21 Tenn. 597 1841 0 Tennessee
Torbet's heirs v. McReynolds 23 Tenn. 215 1843 0 Tennessee
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee
Field v. Arrowsmith 22 Tenn. 442 1842 0 Tennessee
Elijah v. State 21 Tenn. 455 1841 0 Tennessee
Yarbrough v. Newell 18 Tenn. 376 1837 0 Tennessee
Hoover's lessee v. Gregory 18 Tenn. 444 1837 0 Tennessee
Cooley v. Weeks 18 Tenn. 141 1836 0 Tennessee