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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Purdy v. Lynch 145 N.Y. 462 1895 1 New York
Hillen v. Iselin 144 N.Y. 365 1895 1 New York
Bank of Utica v. Mersereau 3 Barb. Ch. 528 1848 1 New York
Rathbun v. Waters 1 N.Y. City Ct. Rep. 36 1876 1 New York
Cohn v. Ammidown 120 N.Y. 398 1890 1 New York
People ex rel. Eakins v. Roosevelt 35 N.Y.S. 1085 1895 1 New York
Bird v. Merklee 144 N.Y. 544 1895 1 New York
Denton v. Merrill 50 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 224 1887 1 New York
Denton v. Merrill 5 N.Y. St. Rep. 387 1887 1 New York
People v. Smith 57 Barb. 46 1870 1 New York
Hudson v. Swan 7 Abb. N. Cas. 324 1879 1 New York
Coit v. Campbell 82 N.Y. 509 1880 1 New York
People ex rel. Cauffman v. Van Buren 136 N.Y. 252 1892 1 New York
In re Reynolds 6 Park. Crim. Rep. 276 1867 1 New York
Keyser v. Waterbury 7 Barb. 650 1850 1 New York
In re Fisher's Estate 8 N.Y.S. 10 1889 1 New York
Reynolds v. Strong 89 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 202 1894 1 New York
Reynolds v. Strong 63 N.Y. St. Rep. 778 1894 1 New York
Reynolds v. Strong 31 N.Y.S. 329 1894 1 New York
Puffer v. Reeve 15 Abb. N. Cas. 388 1885 1 New York