Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Eckles v. Carter 26 Ala. 563 1855 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Hetherington v. Br. Bank at Mobile 14 Ala. 68 1848 0 Levy of enslaved persons Alabama
Br. Bank at Mobile v. Darrington 14 Ala. 192 1848 0 Sale dispute Alabama
Waring v. Moseley 22 Ala. 667 1853 0 Action to recover wages Alabama
Anthony v. State 29 Ala. 27 1856 0 Indictment against Enslaved Person for attempted murder Alabama
Haden v. Ivey 51 Ala. 381 1874 0 Validity of marriage between freeman of color and woman of "mixed blood" Alabama
Wyatt’s Adm’r v. Scott 33 Ala. 313 1858 0 Trover for conversion of enslaved person Alabama
Smith v. Pearson 24 Ala. 355 1854 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Brice v. Lide 30 Ala. 647 1857 0 Trial of right of property Alabama
State v. Abram 10 Ala. 928 1847 0 Indictment for Biting off the Ear of a White Man Alabama
Barnett’s Executor v. Tarrence 23 Ala. 463 1853 0 Will & trust Alabama
Sanders v. Cabaniss 45 Ala. 563 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Walker v. Lauderdale 17 Ala. 359 1850 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Wilkinson v. Moseley 30 Ala. 562 1857 0 Recovery for Enslaved Person wages Alabama
Abney v. Kingsland & Co. 10 Ala. 355 1846 0 Witness credibility Alabama
Lightfoot v. Lightfoot's Executor 27 Ala. 351 1855 0 Trust & estate Alabama
Patton v. Rambo 20 Ala. 485 1852 0 Recovery for damages for breach of warranty Alabama
State v. Brown 4 Port. 410 1837 0 Action against Enslaved Person thief Alabama
Shepherd v. Nabors 6 Ala. 631 1844 0 Recovery for damages Alabama
Smith v. State 9 Ala. 990 1846 0 enslaved persons, living together as husband and wife, can be made to testify for or against each other. Alabama