Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Miller v. Hampton 37 Ala. 342 1861 0 Detinue for enslaved persons Alabama
McMullen v. State 53 Ala. 531 1875 1 Alabama
Steele v. Steele’s Adm’r 64 Ala. 438 1879 1 Alabama
Farley v. Gilmer 12 Ala. 141 1847 0 Dispute over Estate Alabama
Elmore v. Mustin 28 Ala. 309 1856 0 Detinue Alabama
Vaughn v. Wood 5 Ala. 304 1843 0 Recovery of enslaved person Alabama
Smith v. Kennard's Executor 38 Ala. 695 1863 0 Recovery of Legacies Alabama
Cole v. Varner 31 Ala. 244 1857 0 Recovery of Enslaved Person Alabama
Braley v. Clark 22 Ala. 361 1853 0 Levy on Enslaved Person Alabama
Palmer v. Benson 19 Ala. 594 1851 0 Detinue Alabama
Graves v. Smith 87 Ala. 450 1888 1 Alabama
Rives v. M'Losky 5 Stew. & P. 330 1834 0 Action of assumpsit Alabama
Roberts v. Burgess 85 Ala. 192 1887 1 Alabama
Williamson v. Culpepper 16 Ala. 211 1849 1 Alabama
Leonard v. Storrs 31 Ala. 488 1858 1 Alabama
Huntington v. Adams 12 Ala. 834 1848 0 Action of bond Alabama
Jackson v. State 145 Ala. 54 1906 1 Alabama
Worrell v. State 307 So. 2d 74 1974 1 Alabama
Coltart v. Allen 40 Ala. 155 1866 1 Alabama
McCartney v. Calhoun 17 Ala. 301 1850 0 Dispute over Estate Alabama