Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Mayfield v. Clifton 3 Stew. 375 1831 0 Will & trust Alabama
Harris v. Mauldin 13 Ala. 674 1848 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Harrington v. State 36 Ala. 236 1860 0 Indictment for selling liquor to enslaved person Alabama
Thorpe v. Burroughs 31 Ala. 159 1857 0 Action for arresting runaway enslaved person Alabama
Kelly v. Cunningham 36 Ala. 78 1860 0 Action for breach of warranty Alabama
Flora v. State 4 Port. 111 1836 0 Indictment against Enslaved Person for murder Alabama
Lee v. Bryan 3 Ala. 278 1842 0 Levy of enslaved persons Alabama
Lindsay v. State 19 Ala. 560 1851 0 Will & trust Alabama
Trotter v. Blocker 6 Port. 269 1838 0 Enslaved PersonsFreed in Will, but Heirs to Estate Tried to Retain Hold of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Atwood’s Heirs v. Beck 21 Ala. 590 1852 0 Action by Heirs to Obtain Enslaved Persons from Executors of Estate Alabama
Rowan v. Hutchisson 27 Ala. 328 1855 0 Challenged Ownership of Enslaved Persons Alabama
McCartney v. Calhoun 11 Ala. 110 1847 0 Debate over Title of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Morgan v. Nelson 43 Ala. 586 1869 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Wyatt's Adm'r v. Steele 26 Ala. 639 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Caldwell v. Wallace 5 Stew. & P. 312 1834 0 Trespass Alabama
Guilford v. Hicks 36 Ala. 95 1860 0 Petition for Habeas Corpus for a Person held Enenslaved persond Alabama
Wittick's Adm'r v. Keiffer 31 Ala. 199 1857 0 Detinue Alabama
Dearing v. Lightfoot 16 Ala. 28 1849 0 Detinue Alabama
Lockhart v. Cameron 29 Ala. 355 1856 0 Reformation of a Deed of Gifts of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Rives v. Wilborne 6 Ala. 45 1844 0 Right of Property Alabama