Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Merrill v. Jones 2 Ala. 192 1841 0 Will & trust Alabama
Bowie v. Minter 2 Ala. 406 1841 0 Will & trust Alabama
Killough v. Steele 1 Stew. & P. 262 1832 0 Levy of enslaved person Alabama
Spivey v. McGehee 21 Ala. 417 1852 0 Wrongful detention Alabama
Stubbs v. Houston 33 Ala. 555 1859 0 Probate dispute Alabama
Robertson v. Smith 18 Ala. 220 1850 0 Settlement dispute Alabama
St. John v. O'Connel 7 Port. 466 1838 0 Transfer of property dispute Alabama
Garrett v. Rhea 9 Ala. 134 1846 0 Levy on a salve Alabama
Perkins v. Reed 14 Ala. 536 1848 0 Error in claiming title to enslaved person Alabama
Smith v. State 47 Ala. 540 1872 0 Indictment for rape Alabama
Douthitt v. Hudson 4 Ala. 110 1842 0 Action for recovery of enslaved person Alabama
Watt's Ex'rs. v. Sheppard 2 Ala. 425 1841 0 Property dispute Alabama
Rives, Battle & Co. v. Walthall's Ex'rs 38 Ala. 329 1862 0 Creditor dispute Alabama
James v. Johnson 44 Ala. 629 1870 0 Will & trust Alabama
Lang v. Brown 21 Ala. 179 1852 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Williams v. State 15 Ala. 259 1849 0 Indictment for larceny of a salave Alabama
State v. Peter 1 Stew. 38 1827 0 Indictment for murder of enslaved person Alabama
Venable v. Thompson 11 Ala. 147 1847 0 Property dispute Alabama
Napier v. Barry 24 Ala. 511 1854 0 Trover for conversion of enslaved person Alabama
Tatum v. Manning 9 Ala. 144 1846 0 Recovery for services of enslaved person Alabama