Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
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
Miller v. Eatman 11 Ala. 609 1847 0 Detinue for four enslaved persons Alabama
Lang v. Pettus 11 Ala. 37 1847 0 Will & trust Alabama
Harris v. Miller 30 Ala. 221 1857 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Mason v. Watts 7 Ala. 703 1845 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Dent v. Smith 15 Ala. 286 1849 0 Levy on Enslaved Personsagainst executor of estate Alabama
Dobbs v. Distributees of Cockerham 2 Port. 328 1835 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Hardwick v. Robinson 1 Stew. & P. 99 1831 0 Trover Alabama
Roden v. Murphy 10 Ala. 804 1846 0 Estate dispute Alabama