Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Sanders v. Godley's Adm'r 36 Ala. 50 1860 0 Creditor dispute Alabama
Winston v. Metcalf 6 Ala. 756 1844 0 Note of sale dispute Alabama
Jones v. Sommerville 1 Port. 437 1835 0 Property dispute Alabama
Patterson v. Powell 15 Ala. 205 1849 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Fowlkes v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad 38 Ala. 310 1862 0 Action to recover damages for death of enslaved person Alabama
Martin v. Black's Executors 21 Ala. 721 1852 0 Property dispute Alabama
Judge of Madison County Court v. Looney 2 Stew. & P. 70 1832 0 Will & trust Alabama
Prince v. State 35 Ala. 367 1860 0 Indictment for Stealing an Enslaved Person Alabama
Jelks v. McRae 25 Ala. 440 1854 0 Confession of enslaved person Alabama
Eckles v. Carter 26 Ala. 563 1855 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Brooks v. State 30 Ala. 513 1857 0 Illegal Trade of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Bradford v. Bradley's Adm'rs 37 Ala. 453 1861 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Craddock v. Stewart's Adm'r 6 Ala. 77 1844 0 Trust & estate Alabama
Bohannon v. Chapman 17 Ala. 696 1850 0 Action to recover enslaved person Alabama
McCullough v. Walton 11 Ala. 492 1847 0 Will & trust Alabama
Atwood’s Heirs v. Beck 21 Ala. 590 1852 0 Action by Heirs to Obtain Enslaved Persons from Executors of Estate Alabama
Dearing v. Lightfoot 16 Ala. 28 1849 0 Detinue Alabama
Elmore v. Mustin 28 Ala. 309 1856 0 Detinue Alabama
McCartney v. Calhoun 17 Ala. 301 1850 0 Dispute over Estate Alabama
Clarke v. Gary 11 Ala. 98 1847 0 Insufficienty levy action Alabama