Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Robertson v. Johnston 36 Ala. 197 1860 0 Creditor dispute Alabama
Helvenstein v. Higgason 35 Ala. 259 1859 0 Promissory note dispute Alabama
Deloach v. State Bank 27 Ala. 437 1855 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Tatum v. Hunter 14 Ala. 557 1848 0 Trial of right of property to a enslaved person Alabama
Frow v. Smith 10 Ala. 571 1846 0 Will & trust Alabama
Boaz v. Boaz 36 Ala. 334 1860 0 Property dispute Alabama
Dockery v. McDowell 40 Ala. 476 1867 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Davis v. Young 20 Ala. 151 1852 0 Conveyance of property dispute Alabama
Rutherford v. McIvor 21 Ala. 750 1852 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Blevins v. Buck 26 Ala. 292 1855 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
May v. May 15 Ala. 177 1849 0 Advancement of Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Hooter v. Farrar 116 So. 2d 723 1959 1 Louisiana
Rester v. Powell 120 La. 406 1907 1 Louisiana
Thompson v. McCausland 136 La. 774 1915 1 Louisiana
Thompson v. McCausland 137 La. 13 1915 1 Louisiana
Wiley, Banks & Co. v. Boyd 38 Ala. 625 1863 0 Creditor dispute Alabama
McMekin v. Bobo 12 Ala. 268 1847 0 Intestate/estate dispute Alabama
Johnson v. Thweatt 18 Ala. 741 1851 0 Deed dispute Alabama
Shackelford v. Bullock 34 Ala. 418 1859 0 Property dispute Alabama
Crews v. Threadgill 35 Ala. 334 1859 0 Conveyance of mortgage dispute Alabama