Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Ex parte Norton 44 Ala. 177 1870 0 Breach of warranty Alabama
Rivers v. Dubose 10 Ala. 475 1846 0 Estate dispute Alabama
State v. Saunders 9 Port. 326 1839 0 Indictment for Trading with an Enslaved Person Alabama
Hopper v. Steele 18 Ala. 828 1851 0 Recovery for enslaved person Alabama
Harrison v. Harrison 9 Ala. 470 1846 0 Emancipation of Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Godfrey v. Hays 6 Ala. 501 1844 0 Contract dispute Alabama
McLemore v. Nuckolls 37 Ala. 662 1861 0 Action of detinue Alabama
Gerald v. McKenzie 27 Ala. 166 1855 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Young v. State 39 Ala. 357 1864 0 Indictment for traffic with enslaved person Alabama
Hardeman v. Sims 3 Ala. 747 1842 0 Recovery of an Enslaved Girl who was Mistakenly Sold Alabama
Frierson v. Frierson 21 Ala. 549 1852 0 Conveyance of Enslaved Personsby Life Estate Alabama
Swift v. Swift 36 Ala. 147 1860 0 Whether a Contract by the Two Parties was a Mortgage Alabama
Heath v. Devaughn 37 Ala. 677 1861 0 Slander for Alledged Engagment in Slave Trade Alabama
State v. Wisdom 8 Port. 511 1839 0 Indictment for Stealing Enslaved Persons Alabama
Magee v. Toland 8 Port. 36 1838 0 Detinue Alabama
Kirksey v. Stewart & Lucius 38 Ala. 692 1863 0 Verbal contract dispute Alabama
Harbinson v. Harrell 19 Ala. 753 1851 0 Levy against property Alabama
Carter v. Owens 41 Ala. 217 1867 0 Will & trust Alabama
Dupree v. State 33 Ala. 380 1859 0 Indictment for murder Alabama
Burt v. Kimbell 5 Port. 137 1837 0 Detinue Alabama