Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Harris v. Hillman 26 Ala. 380 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Machen v. Machen 15 Ala. 373 1849 0 Detinue Alabama
Gibson v. Land 27 Ala. 117 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Stringfellow v. Mariott 1 Ala. 573 1840 0 Contract Alabama
Kennedy’s Heirs v. Kennedy’s Heirs 2 Ala. 571 1841 0 Alabama
Overton v. Ex'ors of Morris 3 Port. 249 1836 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Isham v. State 38 Ala. 213 1862 0 Homicide of a White Person Alabama
Grant v. Moseley 29 Ala. 302 1856 0 Recovery of damages Alabama
Carleton & Co. v. Banks 7 Ala. 32 1844 0 Dispute over Deed of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Barker v. Coleman 35 Ala. 221 1859 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Smith v. Wiggins 3 Stew. 221 1830 0 Detinue for an Enslaved Person Alabama
Dillard v. Scruggs 36 Ala. 670 1860 0 Recovery of Payment for Sercives of Enenslaved Persons Alabama
Glover v. Taylor & Co. 41 Ala. 124 1867 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Hamner v. Smith 22 Ala. 433 1853 0 Trover Alabama
Jenkins’ Executor v. Jenkins 33 Ala. 731 1859 0 Will & trust Alabama
Tillman v. Chadwick 37 Ala. 317 1861 0 Trespass Alabama
Adams v. McMichael 37 Ala. 432 1861 0 Detinue Alabama
Craig v. McGehee 16 Ala. 41 1849 0 Dispute over Wil Alabama
Hurt v. State 19 Ala. 19 1851 0 Sale of Shoes to an Enslaved Person Alabama
State ex rel. Dawson 39 Ala. 367 1864 0 Petition for Habeas Corpus Alabama