Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Howard v. Coleman 36 Ala. 721 1860 0 Negligence Alabama
Ashley's Adm'r v. Robinson 29 Ala. 112 1856 0 Will & trust Alabama
Hendricks v. Chilton 8 Ala. 641 1845 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Allen v. Martin 34 Ala. 442 1859 0 Final settlement of estate Alabama
Moore v. Lesueur 33 Ala. 237 1858 0 Settlement of Estate Alabama
Echols v. Jordan 39 Ala. 24 1863 0 Partition of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Maull v. Hays 12 Ala. 499 1847 0 Right of Property Alabama
Beall v. Ledlow 14 Ala. 523 1848 0 Right of Property Alabama
Sewall v. Henry 9 Ala. 24 1846 0 Detinue Alabama
May v. Eastin 2 Port. 414 1835 0 Action for Return of an Ensalved Person Alabama
Isham v. State 38 Ala. 213 1862 0 Homicide of a White Person Alabama
McBride v. Thompson 8 Ala. 650 1845 0 Will & trust Alabama
George v. State 39 Ala. 675 1866 0 Indictment against Enslaved Person for robbery Alabama
Wyatt v. State 25 Ala. 9 1854 0 Confession of enslaved person Alabama
Lavender v. Lee 14 Ala. 688 1848 0 Dispute over Deed Alabama
Wheat v. Croom 7 Ala. 349 1845 0 Trespass Alabama
Hall v. Chapman’s Adm’rs 35 Ala. 553 1860 0 Detinue Alabama
Wyatt’s Adm'r v. Rambo 29 Ala. 510 1857 0 Trover to recover enslaved person Alabama
Savage v. Forward 7 Ala. 463 1845 0 Sale dispute Alabama
Gaines v. McKinley 1 Ala. 446 1840 0 Breach of Warranty for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama