Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Memphis & Charleston R. R. v. Jones 39 Tenn. 517 1859 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Fancher 38 Tenn. 336 1858 0 Tennessee
Henry v. State 11 Hum. 224 1850 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Conrad 30 Tenn. 412 1850 0 Tennessee
Cooper v. State 67 Tenn. 324 1874 0 Tennessee
Jacob v. State 22 Tenn. 493 1842 0 Tennessee
Prince v. State 26 Tenn. 137 1846 0 Tennessee
Bill v. State 24 Tenn. 155 1844 0 Tennessee
DeBerry v. Hurt 66 Tenn. 390 1874 0 Tennessee
James v. Drake 35 Tenn. 340 1855 0 Tennessee
Jim v. State 24 Tenn. 145 1844 0 Tennessee
Gannaway v. Tarpley 41 Tenn. 572 1860 0 Tennessee
Grigsby v. State 63 Tenn. 19 1874 0 Tennessee
Gassaway v. Hopkins 38 Tenn. 583 1858 0 Tennessee
Gass’ Heirs v. Gass’ Ex’rs 22 Tenn. 278 1842 0 Tennessee
Cooley v. Steele 39 Tenn. 605 1859 0 Tennessee
East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad v. John 37 Tenn. 524 1858 0 Tennessee
Wall v. Allen 63 Tenn. 210 1874 0 Tennessee
Ford v. Ford 42 Tenn. 74 1865 0 Tennessee
Bibb v. Smith 59 Tenn. 728 1874 0 Tennessee