Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Woodfolk v. Lyon 98 Tenn. 269 1897 1 Tennessee
Edde v. Cowan 33 Tenn. 290 1853 1 Tennessee
Johnston v. Dew 6 Tenn. 224 1818 1 Tennessee
Atnip v. Gilbert 1 Shan. Cas. 119 1859 1 Tennessee
Conley v. Burson 48 Tenn. 145 1870 1 Tennessee
Lumpkin v. Wilson 52 Tenn. 555 1871 1 Tennessee
Maxwell v. Louisville & N. R. R. 1 Tenn. Ch. R. 8 1872 1 Tennessee
Cobb v. State 201 Tenn. 676 1957 1 Tennessee
Bibb v. Tarkington 70 Tenn. 21 1878 1 Tennessee
Caldwell v. Palmer 74 Tenn. 652 1881 1 Tennessee
Brown v. Crenshaw 64 Tenn. 584 1875 1 Tennessee
Scott v. White 1 Shan. Cas. 23 1849 1 Tennessee
Scott v. White 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 38 1849 1 Tennessee
Maples v. Tunis 30 Tenn. 108 1850 1 Tennessee
Watt v. Carnes 51 Tenn. 532 1871 1 Tennessee
Shaw v. State 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 134 1858 1 Tennessee
Foster v. State 180 Tenn. 164 1943 1 Tennessee
Smith v. State 2 Tenn. Crim. App. 117 1969 1 Tennessee
Wilburn v. Spofford, Tileston & Co. 36 Tenn. 698 1857 1 Tennessee
Coffee v. Ruffin 44 Tenn. 487 1867 1 Tennessee