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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Shaw 12 Johns. 257 1815 1 New York
Williams v. Brace 5 Conn. 190 1824 1 Connecticut
Goodel v. Baker 8 Cow. 286 1828 1 New York
Sanford v. Dick 15 Conn. 447 1843 1 Connecticut
Perrine v. Farr 22 N.J.L. 356 1850 1 New Jersey
Bailey v. Wiggins 6 Del. 299 1856 1 Delaware
Ferris v. Coover 10 Cal. 589 1858 1 California
Roraback v. Stebbins 4 Abb. Ct. App. 100 1866 1 New York
Foster v. Van Wyck 4 Abb. Pr. 469 1867 1 New York
Foster v. Van Wyck 2 Abb. Ct. App. 167 1867 1 New York
People ex rel. Wasson v. Schuyler 69 N.Y. 242 1877 1 New York
Delafield v. De Grauw 1 Abb. Ct. App. 500 1867 1 New York
State v. Powell 94 N.C. 920 1886 1 North Carolina
Morange v. Morris 3 Abb. Ct. App. 314 1867 1 New York
Paine v. Brown 37 N.Y. 228 1867 1 New York
McClaskey v. Mayor of Albany 64 Barb. 310 1870 1 New York
Divine v. Divine 58 Barb. 264 1870 1 New York
Crane v. Knubel 43 How. Pr. 389 1872 1 New York
Stanton v. Miller 65 Barb. 58 1873 1 New York
Stanton v. Miller 58 N.Y. 192 1874 1 New York