Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Bryan v. Weems 25 Ala. 195 1854 0 Question of expiration term for Enslaved Personsto be hired out Alabama
Warfield v. Campbell 38 Ala. 527 1863 1 Alabama
Weatherford v. James 2 Ala. 170 1841 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Creswell's Executor v. Walker 37 Ala. 229 1861 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Watts v. Gayle 20 Ala. 817 1852 0 Will & trust Alabama
Ex parte State, in re Newton 94 Ala. 431 1891 1 Alabama
Galloway Coal Co. v. Warrior Black Creek Coal Co. 204 Ala. 107 1920 1 Alabama
Normant v. Eureka Co. 98 Ala. 181 1893 1 Alabama
Cotton v. Ulmer 45 Ala. 378 1871 0 Probate dispute Alabama
Clanton v. State 96 Ala. 111 1892 1 Alabama
Vaughn v. Wood 5 Ala. 304 1843 0 Recovery of enslaved person Alabama
Patton v. Beecher 62 Ala. 579 1878 1 Alabama
Anderson v. Hooks 9 Ala. 704 1846 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Marks v. State 135 Ala. 69 1902 1 Alabama
McElhaney v. State 24 Ala. 71 1854 0 Harboring an Enslaved Person Alabama
Savannah & Memphis Railroad v. Shearer 58 Ala. 672 1877 1 Alabama
Gilmer’s Legatees v. Gilmer’s Executors 42 Ala. 9 1868 0 Property dispute Alabama
Gannard v. Eslava 20 Ala. 732 1852 1 Alabama
Flinn v. Davis 18 Ala. 132 1850 0 Estate bequests dispute Alabama
Worley’s Adm’rx v. High’s Adm’r 40 Ala. 171 1866 0 Will & trust Alabama