Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Liles v. State 30 Ala. 24 1857 1 Alabama
Dunn v. Davis 12 Ala. 135 1847 0 Bequest of enslaved persons Alabama
Graham v. Lockhart 8 Ala. 9 1845 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Rivers v. Dubose 10 Ala. 475 1846 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Barrett v. State 35 Ala. 406 1860 1 Alabama
Matheson’s Heirs v. Hearin 29 Ala. 210 1856 0 Order for the sale of land/property Alabama
McElvain v. Mudd 44 Ala. 48 1870 0 Action on Promissory Note for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Swift v. Fitzhugh 9 Port. 39 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Wiley v. Parmer 14 Ala. 627 1848 0 Action under statute taxing enslaved persons Alabama
Walker v. Fenner 20 Ala. 192 1852 0 Detinue Alabama
Carter v. Balfour's Adm'r 19 Ala. 814 1851 0 Will & trust Alabama
Carrington & Co. v. Manning's Heirs 13 Ala. 611 1848 0 Specific bequests from estate dispute Alabama
Frank v. State 40 Ala. 9 1866 1 Alabama
Creswell's Executor v. Walker 37 Ala. 229 1861 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Miller v. Hampton 37 Ala. 342 1861 0 Detinue for enslaved persons Alabama
Watts v. Gayle 20 Ala. 817 1852 0 Will & trust Alabama
Magee v. Doe ex dem. Hallett 22 Ala. 699 1853 1 Alabama
Williams v. McConico 36 Ala. 22 1860 0 Detinue Alabama
Bell v. Bell's Adm'r 36 Ala. 466 1860 0 Detinue Alabama
Bryan v. Weems 29 Ala. 423 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama