Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Troy v. Smith & Shields 33 Ala. 469 1859 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Savage v. Benham 17 Ala. 119 1849 0 Property dispute Alabama
Worthy v. Patterson 20 Ala. 172 1852 0 False Warranty of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Jones v. Covey 26 Ala. 464 1855 0 Suit for freedom Alabama
Brazier & Co. v. Burt 18 Ala. 201 1850 0 Property dispute Alabama
Hudson v. State 34 Ala. 253 1859 0 Indictment for Homicide of an Enslaved Person Alabama
M'Cutchen v. M'Cutchen 8 Port. 151 1838 0 Detinue for a Enslaved Person Alabama
Jones v. Trawick’s Adm’r 31 Ala. 253 1857 0 Trover Alabama
Lanier v. Br. Bank 18 Ala. 625 1851 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Hall's Heirs v. Hall's Executors 38 Ala. 131 1861 0 Human trafficking action Alabama
Davidson v. Shipman 6 Ala. 27 1844 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Hopper v. McWhorter 18 Ala. 229 1850 0 Trover Alabama
Governor v. Daily 14 Ala. 469 1848 0 Enslaved Person acting as agent dispute Alabama
Desha, Sheppard & Co. v. Scales 6 Ala. 356 1844 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
State v. Marshall 8 Ala. 302 1845 0 Alabama
John v. State 1 Ala. 95 1840 0 Alabama
Charles v. State 3 Port. 440 1836 0 Alabama
Nesbitt v. Drew 17 Ala. 379 1850 0 Assumpsit Alabama
Craig v. McGehee 16 Ala. 41 1849 0 Dispute over Wil Alabama
Governor ex rel. Simmons v. Hancock 2 Ala. 728 1841 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama