Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Thomas v. James 32 Ala. 723 1858 0 Trespass on property Alabama
Kirksey v. Stewart & Lucius 38 Ala. 692 1863 0 Verbal contract dispute Alabama
Elliott v. Dycke 78 Ala. 150 1884 1 Alabama
Sprowl v. Lawrence 33 Ala. 674 1859 1 Alabama
Hopkins v. Thompson 2 Port. 433 1835 0 Action of detinue for enslaved persons Alabama
Nelms v. Williams 18 Ala. 650 1851 1 Alabama
Governor v. Powell 10 Ala. 544 1846 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Salmons v. Roundtree 24 Ala. 458 1854 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Parish v. Parish 37 Ala. 591 1861 0 Bequest of enslaved persons Alabama
Morgan's Adm'r v. Morgan's Distributees 35 Ala. 303 1859 0 Will & trust Alabama
Ex parte Gray 157 Ala. 358 1908 1 Alabama
Birmingham & Atlantic A. R. R. Co. v. L. &. N. R. R. Co. 152 Ala. 422 1907 1 Alabama
Steele v. State 83 Ala. 20 1887 1 Alabama
McKay v. Lunsford 241 Ala. 226 1941 1 Alabama
Harris v. Harris 251 Ala. 687 1949 1 Alabama
M'Cutchen's Adm'rs v. M'Cutchen 9 Port. 650 1839 0 Detinue Alabama
Foster v. Goree 5 Ala. 424 1843 0 Trover Alabama
Huntington v. Bell 2 Port. 51 1835 0 Dispute over Levy of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Kelly v. Brooks 25 Ala. 523 1854 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Taylor v. McCall 71 Ala. 52 1881 1 Alabama