Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Savage v. Forward 7 Ala. 463 1845 0 Sale dispute Alabama
Chambers v. Perry 17 Ala. 726 1850 0 Will & trust Alabama
Shanklin v. Johnson 9 Ala. 271 1846 0 Recovery for earnings Alabama
Rivers v. Dubose 10 Ala. 475 1846 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Graham v. Lockhart 8 Ala. 9 1845 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Hetherington v. Br. Bank at Mobile 14 Ala. 68 1848 0 Levy of enslaved persons Alabama
Mills v. Williams 2 Stew. & P. 390 1832 0 Lien dispute Alabama
Huckabee v. May 14 Ala. 263 1848 0 Debt dispute Alabama
Sugg v. Burgess 2 Stew. 509 1830 0 Levy on execution of a negro Alabama
Cowan v. Cooper 41 Ala. 187 1867 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Weatherford v. James 2 Ala. 170 1841 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Matheson’s Heirs v. Hearin 29 Ala. 210 1856 0 Order for the sale of land/property Alabama
Carrington & Co. v. Manning's Heirs 13 Ala. 611 1848 0 Specific bequests from estate dispute Alabama
Carter v. Balfour's Adm'r 19 Ala. 814 1851 0 Will & trust Alabama
Stapler v. Hurt's Executors 16 Ala. 799 1849 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Bryan v. Weems 29 Ala. 423 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Planters' & Merchants' Bank of Mobile v. Willis 5 Ala. 770 1843 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Goodgame v. Clifton 13 Ala. 583 1848 0 Action regarding purchase of enslaved persons Alabama
Stringfellow v. Mariott 1 Ala. 573 1840 0 Contract Alabama
Kirksey v. Kirksey 41 Ala. 626 1868 0 Final settlment of adminstrator's account of estate Alabama