Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Clark v. State 19 Ala. 552 1851 1 Alabama
Patton v. Hamner 28 Ala. 618 1856 0 Detinue for a enslaved person Alabama
Wiggins v. State 513 So. 2d 73 1987 1 evidence in fraud Alabama
Alabama Great Southern R. R. v. Christian 82 Ala. 307 1886 1 Alabama
Lawson v. Hicks 38 Ala. 279 1862 1 Alabama
Averett v. Thompson 15 Ala. 678 1849 1 Alabama
Isham v. State 38 Ala. 213 1862 0 Homicide of a White Person Alabama
Camp v. Coleman 36 Ala. 163 1860 0 Trover for conversion Alabama
Heirs of Capal v. M'Millan 8 Port. 197 1838 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Spence v. Thompson 11 Ala. 746 1847 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Gannard v. Eslava 20 Ala. 732 1852 1 Alabama
Farrelly v. Louisa 34 Ala. 284 1859 0 Petition for Freedom Alabama
Tyson v. Weber 81 Ala. 470 1886 1 Alabama
Meredith v. Holmes 68 Ala. 190 1880 1 Alabama
Kennedy’s Heirs v. Kennedy’s Heirs 2 Ala. 571 1841 0 Alabama
Crabb's Administrator v. Thomas 25 Ala. 212 1854 0 Suit over Estate Alabama
Lavender v. Lee 14 Ala. 688 1848 0 Dispute over Deed Alabama
Shahan v. Alabama Great Southern Railroad 115 Ala. 181 1896 1 Alabama
May v. Eastin 2 Port. 414 1835 0 Action for Return of an Ensalved Person Alabama
Hardy v. Hardy's Heirs 26 Ala. 524 1855 0 Will & Trust Alabama