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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
People v. Shields 242 A.D. 846 1934 1 New York
Ely v. Megie 219 N.Y. 112 1916 1 New York
Higinbotham v. Stoddard 72 N.Y. 94 1878 1 New York
Baker v. Drake 53 N.Y. 211 1873 1 New York
Hall v. Bergen 19 Barb. 122 1854 1 New York
Gould v. Cayuga County National Bank 86 N.Y. 75 1881 1 New York
Ritter v. Cushman 30 N.Y. Super. Ct. 294 1867 1 New York
Luce v. Dunham 69 N.Y. 36 1877 1 New York
Ely v. Megie 18 Mills Surr. 23 1916 1 New York
In re Giauque 11 Mills Surr. 516 1914 1 New York
Burns v. Erben 26 How. Pr. 273 1864 1 New York
Burns v. Erben 24 N.Y. Super. Ct. 555 1863 1 New York
In re Proving the Will of Cunningham 206 N.Y. 601 1912 1 New York
Canavan v. City of Mechanicville 229 N.Y. 473 1920 1 New York
Gilbert v. Crawford 46 How. Pr. 222 1872 1 New York
Webster v. Ryan 189 Misc. 2d 86 2001 1 New York
Perkins v. Stimmel 114 N.Y. 359 1889 1 New York
Castle v. Corn Exchange Bank 148 N.Y. 122 1895 1 New York
Green v. Green 69 N.Y. 553 1877 1 New York
Standard Oil Co. v. Amazon Insurance 79 N.Y. 506 1880 1 New York