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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Van Schoyck v. Backus 16 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 68 1876 1 New York
Ware v. Hill 209 Ga. 214 1952 1 Georgia
Van Valkenburg v. Croffut 22 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 147 1878 1 New York
Reynolds v. Dorsey 188 Ga. 218 1939 1 Georgia
Keller v. Stuck 4 Redf. 294 1880 1 New York
Mather v. Eureka Mower Co. 7 N.Y. St. Rep. 593 1887 1 New York
Swofford v. Glaze 207 Ga. 532 1951 1 Georgia
Mather v. Eureka Mower Co. 51 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 333 1887 1 New York
McMillan v. Page 71 Wis. 655 1888 1 Wisconsin
In re the Estate of Ryder 2 Connoly Sur. Rep. 224 1890 1 New York
In re the Estate of Ryder 38 N.Y. St. Rep. 29 1891 1 New York
In re Ryder's Estate 13 N.Y.S. 542 1891 1 New York
Patterson v. Kelly 37 N.Y. St. Rep. 468 1891 1 New York
Patterson v. Kelly 14 N.Y.S. 118 1891 1 New York
Kelsey v. Deyo 3 Cow. 133 1824 1 New York
Prigmore v. Thompson 1 Minor 420 1826 1 Alabama
Kelsey v. Western 2 N.Y. 500 1849 1 New York
Sloo v. Lea 18 Ohio 279 1849 1 Ohio
Rundle v. Allison 34 N.Y. 180 1866 1 New York
Thurber v. Minturn 62 How. Pr. 27 1881 1 New York