Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Wade v. Roberts 25 Tenn. 124 1845 0 Tennessee
Croft v. State 25 Tenn. 317 1845 0 Tennessee
Robinson v. County Commissioners 12 Md. 132 1858 0 Maryland
Bracken v. Chaffin 24 Tenn. 575 1845 0 Tennessee
Elias v. Smith 25 Tenn. 33 1845 0 Tennessee
Trigg v. Faris 24 Tenn. 343 1844 0 Tennessee
Swanson v. White 24 Tenn. 373 1844 0 Tennessee
State v. Love 23 Tenn. 255 1843 0 Tennessee
Lester's Case 23 Tenn. 383 1843 0 Tennessee
Schindel v. Schindel 12 Md. 294 1858 0 Maryland
Planters' Bank v. Henderson 23 Tenn. 75 1843 0 Tennessee
Stone v. State 23 Tenn. 27 1843 0 Tennessee
Henry v. Bradford 40 Va. 54 1842 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Grannis v. Smith 22 Tenn. 179 1842 0 Tennessee
Farrelly v. Louisa 34 Ala. 284 1859 0 Petition for Freedom Alabama
Raines v. Childress 21 Tenn. 449 1841 0 Tennessee
Fowler v. Norman 21 Tenn. 384 1841 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Morgan, Allison & Co. 21 Tenn. 115 1840 0 Tennessee
M'Alister v. Olmstead 20 Tenn. 210 1839 0 Tennessee
Gambling v. Read 19 Tenn. 281 1838 0 Tennessee