Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Graves v. Clapp 42 Tenn. 138 1865 0 Tennessee
Frazer v. Hightower 59 Tenn. 94 1873 0 Tennessee
Scruggs v. Davis 37 Tenn. 261 1857 0 Tennessee
Kimbro ex rel. Bugg v. Hamilton 32 Tenn. 190 1852 0 Tennessee
Reuben v. Parrish 25 Tenn. 122 1845 0 Tennessee
Black v. Planters' Bank 23 Tenn. 367 1843 0 Tennessee
English v. Tomlinson 27 Tenn. 378 1847 0 Tennessee
Charles Bros. v. State 42 Tenn. 201 1865 0 Tennessee
State v. Claiborne 19 Tenn. 331 1838 0 Tennessee
Wade v. Green 22 Tenn. 547 1842 0 Tennessee
Western & Atlantic R. R. v. Fulton 36 Tenn. 589 1857 0 Tennessee
Thurman v. Shelton 18 Tenn. 383 1837 0 Tennessee
Grooms v. Rust 27 Tex. 231 1863 0 Texas
Armstrong v. Huntons 40 Va. 324 1842 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Ashby v. Smith 40 Va. 56 1842 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 38 Va. 675 1841 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Howard 38 Va. 631 1841 0 Assault / Beating General Ct. of VA
Crawford v. Moses 37 Va. 277 1839 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Lightfoot v. Strother 36 Va. 163 1838 0 Action to recover a slave SC of Appeals VA
Erskine v. Henry 36 Va. 75 1838 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA