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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Humphries v. Bradford 32 Ala. 500 1858 0 Breach of Warranty for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Stone v. Watson 37 Ala. 279 1861 0 Breach of Warranty for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Wheat v. Wheat's Executors 24 Ala. 429 1854 0 Dispute over will Alabama
Caldwell v. Wallace 4 Stew. & P. 282 1833 0 Breach of Warranty for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Clement v. Cureton 36 Ala. 120 1860 0 Breach of Warranty for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Caraway v. Wallace 2 Ala. 542 1841 0 Breach of Contract for Sale of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Hair v. Little 28 Ala. 236 1856 0 Tresspass and Dispute of Will Alabama
Schwartz v. State 37 Ala. 460 1861 0 Illegal Trade of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Nesbitt v. Drew 17 Ala. 379 1850 0 Assumpsit Alabama