| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton v. Harwell | 3 Tenn. 241 | 1812 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Caines v. Marley | 10 Tenn. 582 | 1831 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Newnan v. Washington | 8 Tenn. 79 | 1827 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Dickson v. Cunningham | 8 Tenn. 203 | 1827 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Brown v. Cheatham | 91 Tenn. 97 | 1892 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Greer v. Bumpass | 8 Tenn. 94 | 1827 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Erck v. Erck | 107 Tenn. 77 | 1901 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Harvey v. Adams | 77 Tenn. 289 | 1882 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Wlodarz v. State | 361 S.W.3d 490 | 2012 | 1 | habeas | Tennessee |
| In re Estate of Shults | No. M200602013COAR3CV, 2008 WL 490643, at *5 (Tenn. Ct. App. Feb. 22, 2008) | 2008 | 1 | will contest | Tennessee |
| Brister v. Estate of Brubaker | 47 Tenn. App. 150 | 1960 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Lanius v. Donnell | 222 Tenn. 58 | 1968 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Pool v. George | 30 Tenn. App. 608 | 1947 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Jones v. Mosley | 29 Tenn. App. 559 | 1946 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Cude v. Culberson | 30 Tenn. App. 628 | 1947 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Vineyard v. Vineyard | 26 Tenn. App. 232 | 1942 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Boulton v. Cochran | 41 Tenn. App. 43 | 1954 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Harris v. Dobson-Tankard Co. | 41 Tenn. App. 642 | 1956 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Ellison v. Garber | 39 Tenn. App. 668 | 1955 | 1 | Tennessee | |
| Robinson v. Tate | 34 Tenn. App. 215 | 1950 | 1 | Tennessee |