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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Wells v. Lane 8 Johns. 462 1811 0 Criminal SC of New York
Cook v. Husted 12 Johns. 188 1815 0 Civil SC of New York
Overseers of the Poor v. Overseers of the Poor 15 Johns. 283 1818 0 Civil SC of New York
Dubois v. Allen 1 Ant. N.P. Cas. 128 1809 0 Civil SC of New York
In the Case of Tom 5 Johns. 365 1810 0 Civil SC of New York
Ely v. Van Beuren 3 Cai. 218 1805 0 Civil SC of New York
Phinney v. Phinney 17 How. Pr. 197 1859 0 Civil SC of New York
Vrooman v. Phelps 2 Johns. 177 1807 0 Civil SC of New York
Gilpin v. Vincent 9 Johns. 219 1812 0 Civil SC of New York
Caesar V. Peabody 11 Johns. 68 1814 0 Civil SC of New York
In re Mickel 14 Johns. 324 1817 0 Civil SC of New York
Overseers of the Poor of Marbletown v. Overseers of the Poor of Kingston 20 Johns. 1 1822 0 Civil SC of New York
Giles v. Bradley 2 Johns. Cas. 253 1801 0 Civil SC of New York
Gurnee v. Dessies 1 Johns. 508 1806 0 SC of New York
Deas v. Smith 1 Cai. 171 1803 0 SC of New York
Hackney v. Vrooman 62 Barb. 650 1862 0 SC of New York
Overseers of Germantown v. Overseers of the Poor of Livingston 2 Cai. 106 1804 0 SC of New York
Oothout v. Thompson 20 Johns. 277 1822 0 Civil SC of New York
Scidmore v. Smith 13 Johns. 322 1816 0 Civil SC of New York
Wells v. Lane 9 Johns. 144 1812 0 Civil SC of New York