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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
McGovern v. City of New York 234 N.Y. 377 1923 1 New York
In re Hurst’s Estate 97 N.Y.S. 697 1906 1 New York
In re the Estate of Ford 16 A.D.2d 683 1962 1 New York
People v. Wise 194 Misc. 2d 481 2002 1 New York
Johnson v. Brooks 93 N.Y. 337 1883 1 New York
Mellen v. Mellen 10 Abb. N. Cas. 329 1882 1 New York
In re Berrien’s Will 5 N.Y.S. 37 1889 1 New York
Hunt v. Hunt 72 N.Y. 217 1878 1 New York
Smith v. Burch 92 N.Y. 228 1883 1 New York
Tucker v. Rector, Churchwardens, & Vestrymen of St. Clement’s Church 5 N.Y. Super. Ct. 242 1849 1 New York
Guaranteed Title & Mortgage Co. v. Scheffres 275 N.Y. 30 1937 1 New York
People v. Gibbs 93 N.Y. 470 1883 1 New York
In re the Final Judicial Settlement of the Estate of Lyden 7 Mills Surr. 285 1909 1 New York
People v. Arnstein 128 Misc. 176 1926 1 New York
Young v. Young 80 N.Y. 422 1880 1 New York
Rainey v. Laing 58 Barb. 453 1871 1 New York
Semel v. Dunn 55 N.Y.S. 1006 1898 1 New York
Ward v. Van Bokkelen 2 Paige Ch. 289 1830 1 New York
Bissell v. Hopkins 3 Cow. 166 1824 1 New York
People v. Welch 9 N.Y. Crim. 144 1893 1 New York