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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Fish v. Fisher 2 Johns. Cas. 89 1800 0 Criminal SC of New York
Hopkins v. Fleet 9 Johns. 225 1812 0 SC of New York
Goold v. United Insurance Co. 2 Cai. 73 1804 0 Civil SC of New York
Wells v. Lane 8 Johns. 462 1811 0 Criminal SC of New York
Gurnee v. Dessies 1 Johns. 508 1806 0 SC of New York
Wells v. Lane 9 Johns. 144 1812 0 Civil SC of New York
Stevens v. Columbian Insurance Co. 3 Cai. 43 1805 0 Civil SC of New York
People ex rel. Trainer v. Cooper 8 How. Pr. 288 1853 0 Civil SC of New York
Floyd v. Recorder of City of New York 11 Wend. 180 1834 0 Civil SC of Judicature of New York
Nash v. Benedict 25 Wend. 644 1841 0 SC of Judicature of New York
Grant v. Johnson 5 N.Y. 247 1851 0 Court of Appeals of New York
President of the Veazie Bank v. Fenno 38 How. Pr. 147 1869 0 Court of Appeals of New York
Gibbs v. Mennard 6 Paige Ch. 258 1837 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
Schuyler v. Russ 2 Cai. 202 1804 0 Civil SC of New York
Henderson v. Brown 1 Cai. 92 1803 0 SC of New York
Woodward v. Washburn 3 Denio 369 1846 0 SC of New York
Brush v. Wilkins 4 Johns. Ch. 506 1820 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
Williamson v. Parisien 1 Johns. Ch. 389 1815 0 Chancery Court of New York
Frazer v. Western 1 How. App. Cas. 448 1848 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
Vedder. v. Evertson 3 Paige Ch. 281 1831 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York