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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Wood v. People 53 N.Y. 511 1873 1 New York
Tucker v. Rector, Churchwardens, & Vestrymen of St. Clement’s Church 5 N.Y. Super. Ct. 242 1849 1 New York
Rainey v. Laing 58 Barb. 453 1871 1 New York
In re Proving the Last Will & Testament of Cunningham 76 Misc. 120 1912 1 New York
People ex rel. Hauptmann v. Hanley 153 Misc. 61 1934 1 New York
Doheny v. Lacy 168 N.Y. 213 1901 1 New York
Lynch v. Clarke 1 Sand. Ch. 583 1844 1 New York
Henry v. Lowell 16 Barb. 268 1853 1 New York
Gifford v. Corrigan 105 N.Y. 223 1887 1 New York
Cornell v. Travelers’ Insurance 175 N.Y. 239 1903 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 v. O’Neill 5 N.Y. Crim. 302 1887 1 New York
Nelson v. McDonald 68 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 406 1891 1 New York
Van Rensselaer v. Akin 22 Wend. 549 1839 1 New York
People v. Petmecky 99 N.Y. 415 1885 1 New York
Lansing v. Goelet 9 Cow. 346 1827 1 New York
People v. Kibler 106 N.Y. 321 1887 1 New York
Mapes v. Weeks 4 Wend. 659 1830 1 New York
People v. Willett 1 N.Y. Crim. 355 1883 1 New York