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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Wells v. Lane 9 Johns. 144 1812 0 Civil SC of New York
Levy v. Levy 40 Barb. 585 1863 0 Civil SC of New York
Schuyler v. Russ 2 Cai. 202 1804 0 Civil SC of New York
Gurnee v. Dessies 1 Johns. 508 1806 0 SC of New York
Livingston v. Ackeston 5 Cow. 531 1826 0 Civil SC of New York
Woodward v. Washburn 3 Denio 369 1846 0 SC of New York
Wells v. Lane 8 Johns. 462 1811 0 Criminal SC of New York
Jackson ex dem. Herkimer v. Billinger 18 Johns. 368 1820 0 Civil SC of New York
Helm v. Miller 17 Johns. 296 1820 0 Civil SC of New York
Pitcher v. Livingston 4 Johns. 1 1809 0 SC of New York
Henderson v. Brown 1 Cai. 92 1803 0 SC of New York
People ex rel. Trainer v. Cooper 8 How. Pr. 288 1853 0 Civil SC of New York
Hopkins v. Fleet 9 Johns. 225 1812 0 SC of New York
Warren v. Brooks 7 Cow. 218 1827 0 SC of New York
Fish v. Fisher 2 Johns. Cas. 89 1800 0 Criminal SC of New York
Overseers of the Poor v. Overseers of the Poor 15 Johns. 283 1818 0 Civil SC of New York
Skinner v. Fleet 14 Johns. 263 1817 0 Civil SC of New York
Hart v. Cleis 8 Johns. 41 1811 0 Civil SC of New York
Dubois v. Allen 1 Ant. N.P. Cas. 128 1809 0 Civil SC of New York
Ely v. Van Beuren 3 Cai. 218 1805 0 Civil SC of New York