Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Puryear v. Puryear 12 Ala. 13 1847 0 Assumpsit Alabama
Sharp v. Burns & Coles 35 Ala. 653 1860 0 Action for Goods Sold and Delivered Alabama
Godfrey v. State 31 Ala. 323 1858 0 Indictment for Murder Alabama
Byrd v. McDaniel 33 Ala. 18 1858 0 Redemption of an Enslaved Person Alabama
McCullough v. Walker 20 Ala. 389 1852 0 Dispute over Gift of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Hudson v. Helmes' Executors 23 Ala. 585 1853 0 Settlement of Guardinaship Alabama
Benning v. Nelson 23 Ala. 801 1853 0 Right of Property Alabama
Rugely v. Robinson 19 Ala. 404 1851 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Price v. Tally's Adm'rs 10 Ala. 946 1847 0 Detinue Alabama
Baker v. Rowan 2 Stew. & P. 361 1832 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Reese v. Harris 27 Ala. 301 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Neilson v. Cook 40 Ala. 498 1867 0 Settlement of Guardian's Account Alabama
Bridges & Co. v. Phillips 25 Ala. 136 1854 0 Dispute over Gift of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Haynes v. Crutchfield 7 Ala. 189 1844 0 Action against person for detention of a enslaved person Alabama
Leaird v. Davis 17 Ala. 448 1850 0 Trespass Alabama
Turner v. Turner 44 Ala. 437 1870 0 Divorce on the grounds of adultery Alabama
Huckabee's Adm'r v. Andrews 34 Ala. 646 1859 0 Recovery of Enslaved Personsfrom Estate Alabama
Cotten v. Thompson 25 Ala. 671 1854 0 Right of Property Alabama
Nelson v. Bondurant 26 Ala. 341 1855 0 Trespass Alabama
Steel v. Worthington 7 Port. 266 1838 0 Detinue Alabama