Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Craddock v. Stewart's Adm'r 6 Ala. 77 1844 0 Trust & estate Alabama
Governor v. Baker 14 Ala. 652 1848 0 Action against sheriff for failure to return enslaved persons Alabama
Henderson v. Mabry 13 Ala. 713 1848 0 Bill of sale/contract dispute Alabama
Bush & Co. v. Jackson 24 Ala. 273 1854 0 Assumpsit Alabama
Hooks v. Br. Bank 15 Ala. 609 1849 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Abercrombie's Executor v. Abercrombie's Heirs 27 Ala. 489 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Jack v. Doran's Executors 37 Ala. 265 1861 0 Freedom Suit Alabama
Arthur v. Gayle 38 Ala. 259 1862 0 Conversion and Illegal Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Bradford v. Bradley's Adm'rs 37 Ala. 453 1861 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Mobley v. Barnes 26 Ala. 718 1855 0 Trover Alabama
Bell v. Chambers 38 Ala. 660 1863 0 Loss of Enslaved PersonsTransported withou Written Authority Alabama
Houston v. Crutchfield's Adm'r 22 Ala. 76 1853 0 Dispute over Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Morehead v. Gayle 2 Stew. & P. 224 1832 0 Recovery of Promissory Note Alabama
Mordecai v. Beal 8 Port. 529 1839 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Turnipseed v. Cunningham 16 Ala. 501 1849 0 Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Brooks v. State 30 Ala. 513 1857 0 Illegal Trade of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Nelson v. Iverson 19 Ala. 95 1851 0 Challenged Ownership of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Saffold v. Wade's Executor 51 Ala. 214 1874 0 Creditor dispute Alabama
Overstreet v. Nunn's Executors 36 Ala. 649 1860 0 Trover for conversion Alabama
Striplin v. Ware 36 Ala. 87 1860 0 Action of adultery Alabama