Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Key v. Jones 52 Ala. 238 1875 1 Alabama
Bean v. Bean's Adm'r 37 Ala. 17 1860 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Ex parte Boothe 64 Ala. 312 1879 1 Alabama
Ellis v. State 42 Ala. 525 1868 0 Indictment for adultery Alabama
Langdon v. Raiford 20 Ala. 532 1852 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Andrews v. Keith 34 Ala. 722 1859 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Scott v. Abercrombie 14 Ala. 270 1848 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Merrill v. Rhodes 37 Ala. 449 1861 0 Deed dispute Alabama
Jelks v. McRae 25 Ala. 440 1854 0 Confession of enslaved person Alabama
Seaborn v. State 20 Ala. 15 1852 0 Indictment for murder Alabama
Hardwick v. Robinson 1 Stew. & P. 99 1831 0 Trover Alabama
Love v. Graham 25 Ala. 187 1854 0 Dispute over Marriage Contract Alabama
Upchurch v. Norsworthy 12 Ala. 532 1847 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Hunter v. Green 22 Ala. 329 1853 0 Recovery of Enslaved Personsfrom the Estate Alabama
Overstreet v. Nunn's Executors 36 Ala. 649 1860 0 Trover for conversion Alabama
Brooks v. State 30 Ala. 513 1857 0 Illegal Trade of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Hassell v. Hamilton 33 Ala. 280 1858 0 Detinue Alabama
Bell v. Chambers 38 Ala. 660 1863 0 Loss of Enslaved PersonsTransported withou Written Authority Alabama
Arthur v. Gayle 38 Ala. 259 1862 0 Conversion and Illegal Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Jack v. Doran's Executors 37 Ala. 265 1861 0 Freedom Suit Alabama