Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Maley v. Barrett 2 Sneed 501 1855 0 Tennessee
Wilks v. Fitzpatrick 20 Tenn. 54 1839 0 Tennessee
Trigg v. McDonald 21 Tenn. 386 1841 0 Tennessee
Moody v. Fry 22 Tenn. 567 1842 0 Tennessee
Dillard v. Dillard 22 Tenn. 41 1842 0 Tennessee
Alexander v. Espy 25 Tenn. 157 1845 0 Tennessee
Cheaires v. Alderson 26 Tenn. 273 1846 0 Tennessee
Lester v. Cummings 27 Tenn. 385 1847 0 Tennessee
Kit v. State 30 Tenn. 167 1850 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Walkup 37 Tenn. 135 1857 0 Tennessee
Fry v. Taylor 38 Tenn. 594 1858 0 Tennessee
Towles v. Towles 38 Tenn. 601 1858 0 Tennessee
Downing v. Johnson 45 Tenn. 229 1867 0 Tennessee
Planters' Bank of Tennessee v. Massey 49 Tenn. 360 1871 0 Tennessee
Elliott v. Blair 45 Tenn. 185 1867 0 Tennessee
Granberry v. Crosby 54 Tenn. 579 1872 0 Tennessee
Ellis v. Fisher 3 Sneed 231 1855 0 Tennessee
Lally v. Holland 31 Tenn. 396 1852 0 Tennessee
Nelson v. State 26 Tenn. 542 1847 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Johnson 41 Tenn. 626 1860 0 Tennessee