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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Brewer v. Morgan 13 Ala. 551 1848 0 Consideration of contract dispute Alabama
Kornegay v. White 10 Ala. 255 1846 0 Recovery for medical services provided to enslaved person Alabama
Gwynn v. Hamilton's Adm'r 29 Ala. 233 1856 0 Bill in Equity by Distributee Against Adminstrator for Account and Settlement of Adminstration Alabama
Beard v. Childress 4 Ala. 411 1842 0 Detinue for Two Enslaved Persons Alabama
Powell v. Olds 9 Ala. 861 1846 0 Trover of a Young Female Enslaved Person Alabama
Dearing v. Moore 26 Ala. 586 1855 0 Recovery for Assault and Battery on an Enslaved Person Alabama
Cockrell v. Gurley 26 Ala. 405 1855 0 Action to Protect Title of Remainder in Enslaved Persons Alabama
Wolfe v. Parham 18 Ala. 441 1850 0 Action to Recover Garnishment Alabama
Gaines v. McKinley 1 Ala. 446 1840 0 Breach of Warranty for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Rasco v. Willis 5 Ala. 38 1843 0 Termination of Contract of Enslaved Personsfor Hire Alabama
Pettus v. Roberts 6 Ala. 811 1844 0 Assumpsit on a False Warranty of Two Enslaved Persons Alabama
Bethea v. McColl 5 Ala. 308 1843 0 Action for Improper Conveyance of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Ward v. Reynolds 32 Ala. 384 1858 0 Assumpsit for Purchase of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Hooks v. Smith 18 Ala. 338 1850 0 Recovery for damages Alabama
Broadhead v. Jones 39 Ala. 96 1863 0 Action on Promissory Note Alabama
Goodman v. Walker 30 Ala. 482 1857 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Hardeman v. Sims 3 Ala. 747 1842 0 Recovery of an Enslaved Girl who was Mistakenly Sold Alabama
Frierson v. Frierson 21 Ala. 549 1852 0 Conveyance of Enslaved Personsby Life Estate Alabama
Lanier v. Br. Bank 18 Ala. 625 1851 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Swift v. Swift 36 Ala. 147 1860 0 Whether a Contract by the Two Parties was a Mortgage Alabama