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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Landman v. Snodgrass 26 Ala. 593 1855 0 detinue Alabama
Bernard v. McKenna 4 D.C. 130 1831 0 Detinue United States
Bernard v. Herbert 3 D.C. 346 1828 0 Detinue United States
Traun v. Keiffer 31 Ala. 136 1857 0 Detinue Alabama
Woodley v. Findlay 9 Ala. 716 1846 0 Detinue Alabama
Machen v. Machen 15 Ala. 373 1849 0 Detinue Alabama
Turner v. Thrower 5 Port. 43 1837 0 Detinue Alabama
Jemison v. Smith 37 Ala. 185 1861 0 Detinue Alabama
Wyatt's Adm'r v. Steele 26 Ala. 639 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Oden v. Stubblefield 4 Ala. 40 1842 0 Detinue Alabama
M'Cutchen's Adm'rs v. M'Cutchen 9 Port. 650 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
James v. Scott 9 Ala. 579 1846 0 Detinue Alabama
Frisbie v. McCarty 1 Stew. & P. 56 1831 0 Detinue Alabama
Price v. Price 5 Ala. 578 1843 0 Detinue Alabama
Bohannan v. Chapman 13 Ala. 641 1848 0 Detinue Alabama
Thrasher v. Ingram 32 Ala. 645 1858 0 Detinue Alabama
Adams v. Garrett 12 Ala. 229 1847 0 Detinue Alabama
Falls v. Gaither 9 Port. 605 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Fuqua v. Hunt 1 Ala. 197 1840 0 Detinue Alabama
Coltart v. Laughinghouse 38 Ala. 190 1861 0 Detinue Alabama