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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Deering v. Metcalf 74 N.Y. 501 1878 1 New York
Woodgate v. Fleet 64 N.Y. 566 1876 1 New York
In re Schuyler Steam Tow-Boat Co. 18 N.Y.S. 89 1892 1 New York
Demeyer v. Legg 18 Barb. 14 1853 1 New York
Collins v. Collins 71 N.Y. 269 1877 1 New York
Dennis v. Village of Elmira Heights 59 A.D. 404 1901 1 New York
Blossom v. Barrett 37 N.Y. 506 1868 1 New York
Forrest v. Forrest 21 N.Y. Super. Ct. 640 1861 1 New York
Rollwagen v. Rollwagen 5 Thomp. & Cook 402 1875 1 New York
Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul v. Kelly 14 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 290 1876 1 New York
Silvey v. Lindsay 107 N.Y. 55 1887 1 New York
Laning v. New York Central Railroad 49 N.Y. 521 1872 1 New York
Carpenter v. Danforth 19 Abb. Pr. 225 1865 1 New York
Roderigas v. East River Savings Institution 63 N.Y. 460 1875 1 New York
Sweet v. City of Syracuse 129 N.Y. 316 1891 1 New York
People v. Hooghkerk 2 N.Y. Crim. 204 1884 1 New York
Raciti v. Pacific Finance Corp. 258 A.D. 897 1939 1 New York
Blossom v. Burritt 5 Trans. App. 36 1868 1 New York
People v. Willett 92 N.Y. 29 1883 1 New York
Wood v. People 53 N.Y. 511 1873 1 New York