Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Cole v. Conolly 16 Ala. 271 1849 0 Recovery for value of enslaved persons Alabama
Miller v. Eatman 11 Ala. 609 1847 0 Detinue for four enslaved persons 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
Shepherd v. Nabors 6 Ala. 631 1844 0 Recovery for damages Alabama
Mason v. Pate’s Executor 34 Ala. 379 1859 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Sims v. Boynton 32 Ala. 353 1858 0 Detinue for a enslaved person Alabama
State v. Brown 4 Port. 410 1837 0 Action against Enslaved Person thief Alabama
Wyatt v. State 25 Ala. 9 1854 0 Confession of enslaved person Alabama
Lightfoot v. Lightfoot's Executor 27 Ala. 351 1855 0 Trust & estate Alabama
George v. State 39 Ala. 675 1866 0 Indictment against Enslaved Person for robbery Alabama
Trippe v. Trippe 29 Ala. 637 1857 0 Action for partition Alabama
Harrison’s Administrator v. Harrison’s Distributees 39 Ala. 489 1864 0 Final Settlement of Accounts Alabama
Dinah v. State 39 Ala. 359 1864 0 Indictment for Attempt to Posion Alabama
Hill v. Barge 12 Ala. 687 1848 0 Will & trust Alabama
Abney v. Kingsland & Co. 10 Ala. 355 1846 0 Witness credibility Alabama
Allen v. Martin 34 Ala. 442 1859 0 Final settlement of estate Alabama
Hendricks v. Chilton 8 Ala. 641 1845 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
State v. Marshall 14 Ala. 411 1848 0 Question of Enslaved Person as competent witness Alabama
Garner v. Prewitt 32 Ala. 13 1858 0 Settlement of partnership Alabama
Sanders v. Stokes 30 Ala. 432 1857 0 Trover Alabama