Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Mason v. Pate’s Executor 34 Ala. 379 1859 0 Estate dispute Alabama
State v. Marshall 8 Ala. 302 1845 0 Alabama
Wyatt’s Adm'r v. Rambo 29 Ala. 510 1857 0 Trover to recover enslaved person Alabama
Jordan v. State 15 Ala. 746 1849 0 License dispute Alabama
Hall v. Chapman’s Adm’rs 35 Ala. 553 1860 0 Detinue Alabama
Hopkins v. Land 4 Ala. 427 1842 0 Property dispute Alabama
Adams v. Adams 39 Ala. 274 1864 0 Will & trust Alabama
Scott v. State 30 Ala. 503 1857 0 Indictment for homicide Alabama
Jones v. State 13 Ala. 153 1848 0 Property dispute Alabama
Hetherington v. Br. Bank at Mobile 14 Ala. 68 1848 0 Levy of enslaved persons Alabama
Walker v. Fenner 20 Ala. 192 1852 0 Detinue Alabama
Swift v. Fitzhugh 9 Port. 39 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Matheson’s Heirs v. Hearin 29 Ala. 210 1856 0 Order for the sale of land/property Alabama
McElvain v. Mudd 44 Ala. 48 1870 0 Action on Promissory Note for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Wiley v. Parmer 14 Ala. 627 1848 0 Action under statute taxing enslaved persons Alabama
Carter v. Balfour's Adm'r 19 Ala. 814 1851 0 Will & trust Alabama
Langdon & Co. v. Brumby 7 Ala. 53 1844 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
State v. Jones 5 Ala. 666 1843 0 Indictment for murder Alabama
Watts v. Gayle 20 Ala. 817 1852 0 Will & trust Alabama
Lambeth v. Garber 6 Ala. 870 1844 0 Debt dispute Alabama