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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Morris v. People 3 Denio 381 1846 1 New York
Hawes, Gray & Co. v. Lawrence & Hicks 5 N.Y. Super. Ct. 193 1849 1 New York
Hawes v. Lawrence 3 N.Y. Super. Ct. 193 1849 1 New York
People ex rel. Mygatt v. Supervisors of Chenango County 11 N.Y. 563 1854 1 New York
Mechanics' Bank v. New York & New Haven Rail Road 11 N.Y. Super. Ct. 480 1855 1 New York
Beard v. City of Brooklyn 31 Barb. 142 1859 1 New York
People ex rel. Cunningham v. Brennan 18 Abb. Pr. 100 1864 1 New York
People ex rel. McHugh v. School Officers 18 Abb. Pr. 165 1864 1 New York
People ex rel. Banks v. Board of Education 2 Abb. Pr. 177 1866 1 New York
Clark v. Miller 47 Barb. 38 1866 1 New York
People ex rel. Banks v. Board of Education 32 How. Pr. 167 1866 1 New York
People ex rel. Hackley v. Croton Aqueduct Board 49 Barb. 259 1867 1 New York
Chatfield v. Frost 3 Thomp. & Cook 357 1874 1 New York
Cushman v. Thayer Manufacturing Jewelry Co. 7 Daly (N.Y.) 330 1878 1 New York
Seeley v. New York National Exchange Bank 8 Daly (N.Y.) 400 1878 1 New York
People ex rel. Walker v. Babcock 23 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 313 1878 1 New York
People ex rel. Ryan v. French 31 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 263 1881 1 New York
People ex rel. Port Chester Savings Bank v. Cromwell 45 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 384 1885 1 New York
People ex rel. Krohn v. Miller 46 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 557 1886 1 New York
Laning v. New York Central Railroad 49 N.Y. 521 1872 1 New York