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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
The Henry 4 Blatchf. 359 1859 0 Civil Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Jackson ex dem. Varick v. Waldron 13 Wend. 178 1834 0 Civil Court for the Correction of Errors of New York
Maltby v. Harwood & Wells 12 Barb. 473 1852 0 SC, General Term, New York
Petry v. Christy 19 Johns. 53 1821 0 Civil SC of New York
Dixon v. Allender 18 Wend. 356 1837 0 Civil SC of Judicature of New York
Scidmore v. Smith 13 Johns. 322 1816 0 Civil SC of New York
Charge to Grand Jury—Fugitive Slave Law 30 F. Cas. 1013 1851 0 Circuit Court, N.D. New York
Hackney v. Vrooman 62 Barb. 650 1862 0 SC of New York
Trustees of Methodist Episcopal Church v. Jaques 1 Johns. Ch. 450 1815 0 Chancery Court of New York
United States v. Smidth 27 F. Cas. 1131 1855 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Seguine v. Seguine 4 Abb. Ct. App. 191 1867 0 Civil Court of Appeals of New York
United States v. The Augusta 24 F. Cas. 892 1861 0 Civil District Court, S.D. New York
Cook v. Husted 12 Johns. 188 1815 0 Civil SC of New York
People v. Wolven 2 Edm. Sel. Cas. 108 1848 0 Criminal City Court of New York
Kettletas v. Fleet 1 Ant. N.P. Cas. 52 1808 0 Civil SC of New York
Trongott v. Byers 5 Cow. 480 1826 0 Civil SC of New York
Sable v. Hitchcock 2 Johns. Cas. 79 1800 0 Civil SC of New York
Quackenboss v. Lansing 6 Johns. 49 1810 0 Civil SC of New York
Griffin v. Potter 14 Wend. 209 1835 0 Civil SC of Judicature of New York
Van Derzee v. Van Derzee 30 Barb. 331 1859 0 Civil SC of New York