Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Toulmin v. Buchanan's Executors 1 Stew. 67 1827 0 Trover Alabama
Fields v. Walker 23 Ala. 155 1853 0 Freedom Suit Alabama
Roberts v. Fleming 31 Ala. 683 1858 0 Breach of Warranty for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Harrison’s Administrator v. Harrison’s Distributees 39 Ala. 489 1864 0 Final Settlement of Accounts Alabama
McElvain v. Mudd 44 Ala. 48 1870 0 Action on Promissory Note for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Bryan v. Weems 29 Ala. 423 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Paulk v. Wolfe, Gillespie & Co. 34 Ala. 541 1859 0 Gift of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Foster v. Sykes 23 Ala. 796 1853 0 Recovery for an Enslaved Person's Medical Services Alabama
State v. Hawkins 8 Port. 461 1839 0 Indicment for Stealing an Enslaved Person Alabama
Fitzpatrick v. Hearne 44 Ala. 171 1870 0 Warranty with Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Brannan v. Oliver 2 Stew. 47 1829 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Smyley v. Reese 53 Ala. 89 1875 0 Final Settlement of Decedent's Estate Alabama
Singleton v. Gayle 8 Port. 270 1838 0 Bill to Foreclose Mortgage Alabama
Farrelly v. Louisa 34 Ala. 284 1859 0 Petition for Freedom Alabama
Isham v. State 38 Ala. 213 1862 0 Homicide of a White Person Alabama
Vanzant v. Morris 25 Ala. 285 1854 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Hamer v. Harrell 2 Stew. & P. 323 1832 0 Trover Alabama
Fambro v. Gantt 12 Ala. 298 1847 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
State ex rel. Dawson 39 Ala. 367 1864 0 Petition for Habeas Corpus Alabama
Mangham v. Cox & Waring 29 Ala. 81 1856 0 Recovery for Value of a Lost Enslaved Person Alabama