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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Ross v. Ross 20 Ala. 105 1852 0 Alabama
Hughes v. Garrett 8 Ala. 483 1845 0 Alabama
Caldwell v. Sawyer 30 Ala. 283 1857 0 Alabama
Smith v. Garrett 31 Ala. 492 1858 0 Alabama
Steele v. Adams 21 Ala. 534 1852 0 Alabama
Smith v. Pearson 24 Ala. 355 1854 0 Alabama
Dill v. Camp 22 Ala. 249 1853 0 Alabama
Wilkins v. Judge 14 Ala. 135 1848 0 Alabama
Walker v. McCoy 34 Ala. 659 1859 0 Alabama
Carlos v. Ansley 8 Ala. 900 1846 0 Alabama
Steele v. Knox 10 Ala. 608 1846 0 Alabama
Donovan v. Pitcher 53 Ala. 411 1875 0 Alabama
Gressett v. Agee 14 Ala. 354 1848 0 Alabama
Powell v. Wragg 13 Ala. 161 1848 0 Alabama
Broome v. Curry's Adm'rs 19 Ala. 805 1851 0 Alabama
Harrison v. Harrison 9 Ala. 470 1846 0 Alabama
Hopper v. Steele 18 Ala. 828 1851 0 Alabama
Caldwell v. Gillis 2 Port. 526 1835 0 Alabama
Mead v. Steger 5 Port. 498 1837 0 Alabama
Gaines v. Shelton 47 Ala. 413 1872 0 Alabama