Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Matthews v. Robinson 33 Ala. 320 1858 0 Action to enjoin Alabama
McMillan v. Hurt 35 Ala. 665 1860 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Killough v. Steele 1 Stew. & P. 262 1832 0 Levy of enslaved person Alabama
Spivey v. McGehee 21 Ala. 417 1852 0 Wrongful detention Alabama
Hughes v. Mitchell 19 Ala. 268 1851 0 Final Settlement of Guardianship Alabama
Robertson v. Smith 18 Ala. 220 1850 0 Settlement dispute Alabama
Treadwell v. Rainey 9 Ala. 590 1846 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Brazier & Co. v. Burt 18 Ala. 201 1850 0 Property dispute Alabama
Hamner v. Smith 22 Ala. 433 1853 0 Trover Alabama
Douthitt v. Hudson 4 Ala. 110 1842 0 Action for recovery of enslaved person Alabama
Vastbinder v. Metcalf 3 Ala. 100 1841 0 Recovery for wages Alabama
James v. Johnson 44 Ala. 629 1870 0 Will & trust Alabama
Boyd v. Beck 29 Ala. 703 1857 0 Foreclosure of Mortgage on Personal Property Alabama
Williams v. State 15 Ala. 259 1849 0 Indictment for larceny of a salave Alabama
Ewing v. Sanford 19 Ala. 605 1851 0 Alleged Theft of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Cotton v. Ulmer 45 Ala. 378 1871 0 Probate dispute Alabama
Hopkins v. Thompson 2 Port. 433 1835 0 Action of detinue for enslaved persons Alabama
White v. Ross 5 Stew. & P. 123 1833 0 Detinue for a Enslaved Person to prevent recovery of value Alabama
McLeod v. Powe 12 Ala. 9 1847 0 Sale dispute Alabama
Ex parte Hill 40 Ala. 121 1866 0 Probate dispute Alabama