Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
State v. Pitney 1 N.J.L. 192 1793 Recovery for freedom New Jersey
State v. Quick 2 N.J.L. 413 1807 Recovery for freedom New Jersey
State v. Heddon 1 N.J.L. 377 1795 Recovery for freedom New Jersey
State v. Lyon 1 N.J.L. 462 1789 Recovery for freedom New Jersey
-- v. Gaston 1 N.J.L. 62 1791 Recovery for penalty of trading slaves New Jersey
Overseers of Morris v. Overseers of Warren 26 N.J.L. 312 1857 Recovery for settlement New Jersey
Overseers of Poor of Perth Amboy v. Overseers of Poor of Piscataway 19 N.J.L. 173 1842 Recovery for support of pauper New Jersey
Township of Chatham v. Executors of Canfield 8 N.J.L. 63 1824 Recovery for support of slave New Jersey
Heirs of Potter v. Potter's Widow 3 N.J.L. 416 1808 Recovery for support of slave New Jersey
Shreve v. Budd 7 N.J.L. 431 1802 Recovery for support of slave New Jersey
Force v. Haines 17 N.J.L. 385 1840 Recovery for support of slave New Jersey
Gibbons v. Morse 7 N.J.L. 253 1821 Recovery for value of slave New Jersey
State v. Post 21 N.J.L. 699 1848 Recovery of body New Jersey
Speer v. Van Orden 3 N.J.L. 653 1810 Recovery of debt New Jersey
Brooks v. Farmer 3 N.J.L. 641 1810 Recovery of debt New Jersey
Smock v. Warford 4 N.J.L. 306 1816 Recovery of debt New Jersey
Stoutenborough v. Haviland 15 N.J.L. 266 1836 Sale of property dispute New Jersey
Fox v. Lambson 8 N.J.L. 339 1826 0 Valididity of slave as witness New Jersey
Matter of Will of Lieb 260 N.J. Super. 519 1992 1 wills New Jersey
Den ex dem. Young v. Robinson 5 N.J.L. 689 1819 Will & trust New Jersey