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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Morgan v. Schermerhorn 1 Paige Ch. 544 1829 1 New York
People v. Palmer 5 N.Y. Crim. 101 1887 1 New York
Mapes v. Weeks 4 Wend. 659 1830 1 New York
Lansing v. Goelet 9 Cow. 346 1827 1 New York
Van Rensselaer v. Akin 22 Wend. 549 1839 1 New York
Nelson v. McDonald 68 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 406 1891 1 New York
Colt v. Lasnier 9 Cow. 319 1827 1 New York
Brass & Copper Co. v. Conner 103 N.Y. 502 1886 1 New York
People ex rel. Hauptmann v. Hanley 153 Misc. 61 1934 1 New York
Gifford v. Corrigan 105 N.Y. 223 1887 1 New York
Silvey v. Lindsay 107 N.Y. 55 1887 1 New York
People v. Welch 9 N.Y. Crim. 144 1893 1 New York
Hovey v. Elliott 118 N.Y. 124 1890 1 New York
In re Chateaugay Corp. 922 F.2d 86, 91 (2d Cir. 1990) 1990 1 NY
Sweet v. City of Syracuse 129 N.Y. 316 1891 1 New York
Guaranteed Title & Mortgage Co. v. Scheffres 275 N.Y. 30 1937 1 New York
Diefendorf v. Diefendorf 132 N.Y. 100 1892 1 New York
Fargo v. McVicker 38 How. Pr. 1 1870 1 New York
In re the Metropolitan Transit Co. 111 N.Y. 588 1889 1 New York
Deering v. Metcalf 74 N.Y. 501 1878 1 New York