Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Leiper v. Gewin 8 Ala. 326 1845 0 Detinue against sheriff for seized enslaved person Alabama
Brooks v. Hildreth 22 Ala. 469 1853 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Stevenson v. Reaves 24 Ala. 425 1854 0 Breach of warranty Alabama
Cawthorne v. Knight 11 Ala. 268 1847 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Simerson v. Branch Bank at Decatur 12 Ala. 205 1847 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Hardaway v. Semmes 38 Ala. 657 1863 0 Action to foreclose on property Alabama
Broadnax v. Sims' Ex'r. 8 Ala. 497 1845 0 Will & trust Alabama
Carpenter v. State 23 Ala. 84 1853 0 Indictment on assault Alabama
Waring v. Moseley 22 Ala. 667 1853 0 Action to recover wages Alabama
Anthony v. State 29 Ala. 27 1856 0 Indictment against Enslaved Person for attempted murder Alabama
Haden v. Ivey 51 Ala. 381 1874 0 Validity of marriage between freeman of color and woman of "mixed blood" Alabama
Wyatt’s Adm’r v. Scott 33 Ala. 313 1858 0 Trover for conversion of enslaved person Alabama
Smith v. Pearson 24 Ala. 355 1854 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Brice v. Lide 30 Ala. 647 1857 0 Trial of right of property Alabama
Lowery v. Lowery 225 Ala. 376 1932 1 Alabama
Barnett’s Executor v. Tarrence 23 Ala. 463 1853 0 Will & trust Alabama
Sanders v. Cabaniss 45 Ala. 563 1871 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Walker v. Lauderdale 17 Ala. 359 1850 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Lang v. Pettus 11 Ala. 37 1847 0 Will & trust Alabama
Sanders v. Godley 23 Ala. 473 1853 0 Creditor dispute Alabama