All cases Involving slavery Cites cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases including names of people involved Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Dakota Territory United States
Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Newhouse v. Godwin 17 Barb. 236 1853 1 New York
Birdseye v. Flint 3 Barb. 500 1848 1 New York
Van Horne v. Campbell 100 N.Y. 287 1885 1 New York
Clark v. Baird 9 N.Y. 183 1853 1 New York
Irving v. Britton 8 Misc. 201 1894 1 New York
Nickley v. Thomas 22 Barb. 652 1856 1 New York
Paul v. Hadley 23 Barb. 521 1857 1 New York
Cardwell v. Hicks 37 Barb. 458 1862 1 New York
Argall v. Jacobs 87 N.Y. 110 1881 1 New York
Shull v. Ostrander 63 Barb. 130 1865 1 New York
Bamberg v. Stern 1 N.Y. City Ct. Rep. 342 1877 1 New York
Arents v. Long Island Railroad 156 N.Y. 1 1898 1 New York
Schermerhorn v. Burgess 38 How. Pr. 123 1869 1 New York
Marshall v. Gray 39 How. Pr. 172 1870 1 New York
Atkins v. Elwell 45 N.Y. 753 1871 1 New York
Wakeman v. Dalley 51 N.Y. 27 1872 1 New York
Blashfield v. Empire State Telephone 147 N.Y. 520 1895 1 New York
Roberts v. Chittenden 88 N.Y. 33 1882 1 New York
Dwight v. Germania Life Insurance 103 N.Y. 341 1886 1 New York
Babbage v. Powers 130 N.Y. 281 1891 1 New York