Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Stephens v. State 47 Ala. 696 1872 1 Alabama
Land v. Cowan 19 Ala. 297 1851 0 Dispute over Conveyance of Property during Widowhood Alabama
Burnett v. Handley 8 Ala. 685 1845 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Hughes v. Garrett 8 Ala. 483 1845 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
State v. Saunders 9 Port. 326 1839 0 Indictment for Trading with an Enslaved Person Alabama
May v. Eastin 2 Port. 414 1835 0 Action for Return of an Ensalved Person Alabama
McGrew v. Hart 1 Port. 175 1834 0 Right of Property Alabama
Benson v. Mitchell 26 Ala. 360 1855 1 Alabama
Miller v. Jones' Adm'r 29 Ala. 174 1856 0 Detinue Alabama
Myers v. Peek's Administrator 2 Ala. 648 1841 0 Trover Alabama
Governor v. Daily 14 Ala. 469 1848 0 Enslaved Person acting as agent dispute Alabama
Montgomery Rail Road v. Hurst 9 Ala. 513 1846 1 Alabama
Thomas v. Wallace 5 Ala. 268 1843 0 Detinue Alabama
Marler v. Marler 6 Ala. 367 1844 0 Estate dispute Alabama
George v. Goldsby 23 Ala. 326 1853 1 Alabama
Lindsay v. King 3 Port. 406 1836 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Lavender v. Lee 14 Ala. 688 1848 0 Dispute over Deed Alabama
Gingles v. Caldwell 21 Ala. 444 1852 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
White v. Hass 32 Ala. 430 1858 1 Alabama
Burton v. Holley 29 Ala. 318 1856 0 Wrongful Taking of an Ensalved Person Alabama