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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Mellen v. Mellen 10 Abb. N. Cas. 329 1882 1 New York
Davis v. Toulmin 77 N.Y. 280 1879 1 New York
In re the Estate of Feist 170 Misc. 497 1939 1 New York
Andrews v. Betts 15 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 322 1876 1 New York
John v. Andrews Institute for Girls 192 N.Y. 382 1908 1 New York
Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul v. Kelly 14 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 290 1876 1 New York
Cummings v. Vorce 3 Hill & Den. 282 1842 1 New York
People v. Willett 1 N.Y. Crim. 355 1883 1 New York
People v. Bliven 6 N.Y. Crim. 365 1889 1 New York
Sawyer v. Bennett 49 N.Y. St. Rep. 774 1892 1 New York
People v. O’Neill 5 N.Y. Crim. 302 1887 1 New York
In re the Final Judicial Settlement of the Estate of Lyden 7 Mills Surr. 285 1909 1 New York
In re the Estate of Ladd 9 Misc. 2d 885 1957 1 New York
People ex rel. Penny v. Board of Excise 40 N.Y.S. 741 1896 1 New York
Meyer v. Huneke 55 N.Y. 412 1874 1 New York
Hart v. Wright 17 Wend. 267 1837 1 New York
People ex rel. Harrison v. Jackson 298 N.Y. 219 1948 1 New York
People v. Welch 9 N.Y. Crim. 144 1893 1 New York
Russell v. Weinberg 4 Abb. N. Cas. 139 1878 1 New York
Roth v. Wells 29 N.Y. 471 1864 1 New York