Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Fay v. Hall 25 Ala. 704 1854 0 Assumpsit Alabama
Jones v. State 90 Ala. 628 1891 1 Alabama
Gilliam v. South, & North Alabama Railroad 70 Ala. 268 1881 1 Alabama
Dryman v. State 102 Ala. 130 1893 1 Alabama
Ashley's Adm'r v. Robinson 29 Ala. 112 1856 0 Will & trust Alabama
Bell v. State 140 Ala. 57 1903 1 Alabama
Dunklin v. Harvey 56 Ala. 177 1876 1 Alabama
Gayle v. Singleton 1 Stew. 566 1828 0 Repayment of Debt Alabama
Worthington v. McRoberts 9 Ala. 297 1846 1 Alabama
Chambers v. Stringer 62 Ala. 596 1878 1 Alabama
Harris v. Hillman 26 Ala. 380 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Johnson v. State 1 Ala. App. 102 1911 1 Alabama
Patterson v. Gaston 17 Ala. 223 1850 1 Alabama
Wightman v. Karsner 20 Ala. 446 1852 1 Alabama
Chambers v. State 26 Ala. 59 1855 0 Illegal Trade of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Patton v. Beecher 62 Ala. 579 1878 1 Alabama
Floyd v. Ritter’s Adm’r 56 Ala. 356 1876 1 Alabama
John v. State 2 Ala. 290 1841 0 Alabama
Perryman v. City of Greenville 51 Ala. 507 1874 1 Alabama
Gay v. Gay 84 Ala. 38 1887 1 Alabama