Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Scott v. State 37 Ala. 117 1861 1 Alabama
Hearne's Adm'x v. Harbison 9 Ala. 731 1846 0 Will & trust Alabama
Mims' Adm'r v. Mims 39 Ala. 716 1866 0 Property dispute Alabama
Purcell's Adm'r v. Mather 35 Ala. 570 1860 0 Action for garnishment of wages Alabama
Harris v. Clapp 1 Minor 328 1824 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Bartee v. James 33 Ala. 34 1858 0 Will & trust Alabama
Washington v. Washington 69 Ala. 281 1881 1 Alabama
State v. Murphy 9 Port. 487 1839 0 Indictment for selling liquor to enslaved person Alabama
Harrison v. Deramus 33 Ala. 463 1859 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Hardeman v. Sims 3 Ala. 747 1842 0 Recovery of an Enslaved Girl who was Mistakenly Sold Alabama
Frierson v. Frierson 21 Ala. 549 1852 0 Conveyance of Enslaved Personsby Life Estate Alabama
Swift v. Swift 36 Ala. 147 1860 0 Whether a Contract by the Two Parties was a Mortgage Alabama
Heath v. Devaughn 37 Ala. 677 1861 0 Slander for Alledged Engagment in Slave Trade Alabama
State v. Wisdom 8 Port. 511 1839 0 Indictment for Stealing Enslaved Persons Alabama
Dixon v. Barclay 22 Ala. 370 1853 0 Contract to Remove an Enslaved Person to Texas Alabama
Fail v. McArthur 31 Ala. 26 1857 0 Conversion of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Gill v. Tittle 14 Ala. 528 1848 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
McLane v. Miller 12 Ala. 643 1847 0 Action for Stolen Enslaved Persons Alabama
Hudson v. Isbell 5 Stew. & P. 67 1833 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Gunter v. Leckey 30 Ala. 591 1857 0 Trover for Conversion of Enslaved Persons Alabama