Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Ben v. State 37 Ala. 103 1861 0 Wrongful detention of a enslaved person Alabama
Bryant v. Peters 3 Ala. 160 1841 0 Motion to dismiss bill for want of equity Alabama
Smilie v. Siler's Adm'r 35 Ala. 88 1859 0 Will & trust Alabama
Ansley v. Robinson 16 Ala. 793 1849 0 Partition to make property joint Alabama
Gandy v. Humphries 35 Ala. 617 1860 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Edwardson v. State 255 Ala. 246 1951 1 Alabama
Farmer v. Hill 243 Ala. 543 1942 1 Alabama
Birmingham Gas Co. v. Sanford 226 Ala. 129 1932 1 Alabama
Reed v. Brasher 9 Port. 438 1839 0 Conversion of a enslaved person Alabama
Johnson's Adm'r v. Johnson 33 Ala. 284 1858 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Hicks v. Dowdy 213 Ala. 559 1925 1 Alabama
Gaines v. Birmingham Ry. L. & P. Co. 164 Ala. 6 1909 1 Alabama
Wingfield Motor Co. v. Dupont 24 Ala. App. 262 1931 1 Alabama
Nashville, C. & St. L. Ry v. Hill 146 Ala. 240 1906 1 Alabama
Williams v. McKissack 125 Ala. 544 1899 1 Alabama
Puryear v. Beard 14 Ala. 121 1848 0 Detinue Alabama
Liddell & Co. v. Carson 122 Ala. 518 1898 1 Alabama
Borland v. Walker 7 Ala. 269 1845 0 Will & trust Alabama
Smith v. Crockett 1 Minor 277 1824 0 Wrongful detention of enslaved persons Alabama
Bell's Adm'r v. Bell 36 Ala. 195 1860 0 Adminstration dispute Alabama