Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Benning v. Nelson 23 Ala. 801 1853 0 Alabama
Ex parte Smith 34 Ala. 455 1859 0 Alabama
Governor v. Pearce 31 Ala. 465 1858 0 Alabama
Rogers v. Wilson 1 Minor 407 1826 0 Alabama
Derrick v. Kennedy 4 Port. 41 1836 0 Alabama
Henderson v. Vaulx 18 Tenn. 30 1836 0 Tennessee
Gathings v. Williams 27 N.C. 487 1845 0 North Carolina
Bennett v. Black 1 Stew. 494 1828 0 Alabama
Thompson v. Marshall 36 Ala. 504 1860 0 Alabama
Barton v. Cannon 66 Tenn. 398 1874 0 Tennessee
Robertson v. Simmons 51 Tenn. 135 1871 0 Tennessee
Richards v. Vanner 4 Stew. & P. 64 1833 0 Alabama
Thomas Sims's Case 61 Mass. 285 1851 0 Civil Massachusetts
McAdams v. Beard & Henderson 34 Ala. 478 1859 0 Alabama
Upchurch v. Norsworthy 15 Ala. 705 1849 0 Alabama
Harris v. Bell 27 Ala. 520 1855 0 Alabama
Martin v. White 1 Stew. 473 1828 0 Alabama
Moody v. McCown 39 Ala. 586 1865 0 Alabama
Willingham v. Harrell 36 Ala. 583 1860 0 Alabama
Wilson's Heirs v. Wilson’s Adm’r 30 Ala. 670 1857 0 Alabama