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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Adams v. Garrett 22 Ala. 602 1853 0 Contrct Dispute Alabama
Becton v. Ferguson 22 Ala. 599 1853 0 Wrongful detention of enslaved person Alabama
Cave v. Webb 22 Ala. 583 1853 1 Alabama
Niolin v. Hamner 22 Ala. 578 1853 1 Alabama
Hitt v. Rush 22 Ala. 563 1853 0 Dispute over will Alabama
Godwin v. Yonge 22 Ala. 553 1853 0 Deed dispute Alabama
Hanson v. Jacks 22 Ala. 549 1853 1 Alabama
Smith v. State 22 Ala. 54 1853 1 Alabama
Bryan v. Smith 22 Ala. 534 1853 1 Alabama
Gilbert v. Gilbert 22 Ala. 529 1853 1 Alabama
Thompson v. Hunt 22 Ala. 517 1853 1 Alabama
Williams v. Sims 22 Ala. 512 1853 1 Alabama
Pritchett v. Munroe 22 Ala. 501 1853 1 Alabama
Garner v. Johnson 22 Ala. 494 1853 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Roberts v. Trawick 22 Ala. 490 1853 0 Will & trust Alabama
Hollis v. Caughman 22 Ala. 478 1853 1 Alabama
Brooks v. Hildreth 22 Ala. 469 1853 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Waters v. Spencer 22 Ala. 460 1853 1 Alabama
Jones v. Parks 22 Ala. 446 1853 0 Detinue Alabama
White v. Word 22 Ala. 442 1853 1 Alabama