Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
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
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
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
Perryman v. Greer 39 Ala. 133 1863 0 Action to enjoin sale of enslaved person Alabama
Walker v. Gregory 36 Ala. 180 1860 0 Action to recover enslaved persons Alabama
Governor v. Powell 10 Ala. 544 1846 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Scruggs & Lindsay v. Orme 46 Ala. 533 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Botts v. Armstrong 8 Port. 57 1838 0 Wrongfully sending away enslaved persons Alabama
Distributees of Mitchell v. Mitchell's Adm'r. 8 Ala. 414 1845 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Baylor v. McGregor 1 Stew. & P. 158 1831 0 Action to expose sale Alabama
Sewell v. Price's Adm'r 32 Ala. 97 1858 0 Bill of sale/mortgage dispute Alabama
Jordan v. Garnett 3 Ala. 610 1842 0 Sale dispute Alabama
McGuire v. Westmoreland 36 Ala. 594 1860 0 Deed of gift dispute Alabama
Switzer v. Guardians of Holloway 2 Port. 88 1835 0 Action for recovery of a enslaved person Alabama
Pope v. Wilson 7 Ala. 690 1845 0 Deed dispute Alabama