Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Prater v. Miller 25 Ala. 320 1854 0 Action to determine validity of a verbal contract Alabama
Wharton v. Cunningham 46 Ala. 590 1871 0 Promissory note dispute Alabama
Miller v. Garrett 35 Ala. 96 1859 0 Recovery for enslaved person Alabama
Taliaferro v. Lane 23 Ala. 369 1853 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Shropshire v. Burns 46 Ala. 108 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Sheppard v. Melloy 12 Ala. 561 1847 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Watson v. Tool & Nicholson 36 Ala. 13 1860 0 Trespass against sheriff for wrongful levy on enslaved person Alabama
Boren v. M'Gehee 6 Port. 432 1838 0 Levy on execution of sale Alabama
Billingsley v. Harris 17 Ala. 214 1850 0 Will & trust Alabama
Bassett's Executrix v. Jordan 1 Stew. 352 1828 0 Contract of sale dispute Alabama
Collier v. Chapman 2 Stew. 163 1829 0 Recovery of debt Alabama
Nelson v. State 39 Ala. 667 1866 0 Indictment for murder Alabama
Wilson v. State 38 Ala. 411 1863 0 Indictment for persuading Enslaved Person to leave master's service Alabama
Shuttleworth v. State 35 Ala. 415 1860 0 Indictment for trading with enslaved person Alabama
Powell v. State 27 Ala. 51 1855 0 Indictment for selling liquor to enslaved person Alabama
Becton v. Ferguson 22 Ala. 599 1853 0 Wrongful detention of enslaved person Alabama
State v. Newman 7 Ala. 69 1844 0 Indictment for trading with enslaved person Alabama
Hall v. Goodson 32 Ala. 277 1858 0 Trespass for conversion of enslaved person Alabama
Crum v. Williams 29 Ala. 446 1856 0 Trover by administrator for conversion Alabama
Williams v. Crum 27 Ala. 468 1855 0 Estate dispute Alabama