Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Pitts v. Curtis 4 Ala. 350 1842 0 Ownership Dispute Based on Gift Alabama
Witherby v. State 39 Ala. 702 1866 0 Indictment against Freedman for Assault Alabama
Malinda v. Gardner 24 Ala. 719 1854 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Price v. Talley's Adm'rs 18 Ala. 21 1850 0 Detinue Alabama
Jemison v. Smith 37 Ala. 185 1861 0 Detinue Alabama
McWilliams v. Ramsay 23 Ala. 813 1853 0 Dispute over Deed Alabama
Roberts v. Fleming 31 Ala. 683 1858 0 Breach of Warranty for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Felix v. State 18 Ala. 720 1851 0 Indictment for Murder Alabama
Elmore v. Mustin 28 Ala. 309 1856 0 Detinue Alabama
Gaines v. Shelton 47 Ala. 413 1872 0 Action on Promissory Note Alabama
Joe v. State 38 Ala. 422 1863 0 Indictment for Burglary Alabama
Smyley v. Reese 53 Ala. 89 1875 0 Final Settlement of Decedent's Estate Alabama
Oxford v. State 33 Ala. 416 1859 0 Indicment for Receivning Stolen Goods Alabama
Fields v. Walker 23 Ala. 155 1853 0 Freedom Suit Alabama
Toulmin v. Buchanan's Executors 1 Stew. 67 1827 0 Trover Alabama
Rives v. Wilborne 6 Ala. 45 1844 0 Right of Property Alabama
State ex rel. Dawson 39 Ala. 367 1864 0 Petition for Habeas Corpus Alabama
Guilford v. Hicks 36 Ala. 95 1860 0 Petition for Habeas Corpus for a Person held Enenslaved persond Alabama
Wyatt's Adm'r v. Steele 26 Ala. 639 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Vanzant v. Morris 25 Ala. 285 1854 0 Dispute over Will Alabama