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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
In re the Estate of Findlay 253 N.Y. 1 1930 1 New York
Raciti v. Pacific Finance Corp. 258 A.D. 897 1939 1 New York
In re Van Houten’s Estate 46 N.Y.S. 190 1897 1 New York
Smith v. Smith 190 Misc. 298 1947 1 New York
Billings v. Russell 101 N.Y. 226 1886 1 New York
Christianson v. O’Neil 78 N.Y.S. 757 1902 1 New York
Trustees of Harvard College v. Quinn 3 Redf. 514 1878 1 New York
Beekman v. People 27 Barb. 260 1858 1 New York
Gibert v. Peteler 38 Barb. 488 1862 1 New York
Mowatt v. Carow 7 Paige Ch. 328 1838 1 New York
Sawyer v. Bennett 28 Abb. N. Cas. 393 1892 1 New York
Butler v. Wehle 6 Thomp. & Cook 241 1875 1 New York
Godfrey v. People 63 N.Y. 207 1875 1 New York
Hassard v. Rowe 11 Barb. 22 1851 1 New York
Woodgate v. Fleet 64 N.Y. 566 1876 1 New York
Hackett v. People 54 Barb. 370 1866 1 New York
People v. Olsen 34 N.Y.2d 349 1974 1 New York
Rainey v. Laing 58 Barb. 453 1871 1 New York
In re Acquiring Title by The City of New York 217 N.Y. 1 1916 1 New York
M'Crea v. Purmort 16 Wend. 460 1836 1 New York