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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
In re the Probate of the Will of Read 2 Gibb. Surr. 78 1896 1 New York
Hennessy v. Patterson 85 N.Y. 91 1881 1 New York
Eyck v. Whitbeck 156 N.Y. 341 1898 1 New York
Williams v. Vermeule 4 Sarat. Ch. Sent. 388 1846 1 New York
Doheny v. Lacy 42 A.D. 218 1899 1 New York
In re the Probate of the Last Will of Westerman 29 Misc. 409 1899 1 New York
Chautauque County Bank v. White 6 N.Y. 236 1852 1 New York
Sawyer v. Bennett 20 N.Y.S. 45 1892 1 New York
People ex rel. McMahon v. Sheriff of Westchester County 1 Park. Crim. Rep. 659 1852 1 New York
Tyler v. Willis 13 Abb. Pr. 369 1861 1 New York
Fassett v. Tallmadge 18 Abb. Pr. 48 1863 1 New York
Smart v. Bement 4 Abb. Ct. App. 253 1866 1 New York
White v. Miller 71 N.Y. 118 1877 1 New York
In re the Probate of the Last Will of Westerman 1 Mills Surr. 310 1899 1 New York
Shanks' Case 15 Abb. Pr. 38 1873 1 New York
In re the Appraisal, under the Legacy & Inheritance Tax Act, of the Property of James 144 N.Y. 6 1894 1 New York
People ex rel. McMahon v. Sheriff of Westchester County 2 Edm. Sel. Cas. 324 1852 1 New York
Dawley v. Brown 65 Barb. 107 1873 1 New York
Sanford v. Sanford 61 Barb. 293 1871 1 New York
McIntyre v. Costello 3 Silv. Sup. 221 1889 1 New York