Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Lang v. Pettus 11 Ala. 37 1847 0 Will & trust Alabama
Harris v. Miller 30 Ala. 221 1857 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Mason v. Watts 7 Ala. 703 1845 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Dent v. Smith 15 Ala. 286 1849 0 Levy on Enslaved Personsagainst executor of estate Alabama
Dobbs v. Distributees of Cockerham 2 Port. 328 1835 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Hardwick v. Robinson 1 Stew. & P. 99 1831 0 Trover Alabama
Roden v. Murphy 10 Ala. 804 1846 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Perryman v. Greer 39 Ala. 133 1863 0 Action to enjoin sale of enslaved person Alabama
Walker v. Gregory 36 Ala. 180 1860 0 Action to recover enslaved persons Alabama
Seaborn v. State 20 Ala. 15 1852 0 Indictment for murder Alabama
Governor v. Powell 10 Ala. 544 1846 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Scruggs & Lindsay v. Orme 46 Ala. 533 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Botts v. Armstrong 8 Port. 57 1838 0 Wrongfully sending away enslaved persons Alabama
Distributees of Mitchell v. Mitchell's Adm'r. 8 Ala. 414 1845 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Baylor v. McGregor 1 Stew. & P. 158 1831 0 Action to expose sale Alabama
Sewell v. Price's Adm'r 32 Ala. 97 1858 0 Bill of sale/mortgage dispute Alabama
Jordan v. Garnett 3 Ala. 610 1842 0 Sale dispute Alabama
McGuire v. Westmoreland 36 Ala. 594 1860 0 Deed of gift dispute Alabama
Switzer v. Guardians of Holloway 2 Port. 88 1835 0 Action for recovery of a enslaved person Alabama
Pope v. Wilson 7 Ala. 690 1845 0 Deed dispute Alabama