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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Ely v. Van Beuren 3 Cai. 218 1805 0 Civil SC of New York
Wood v. Vandenburgh 6 Paige Ch. 277 1837 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
Caesar V. Peabody 11 Johns. 68 1814 0 Civil SC of New York
Havens v. Van Den Burgh 1 Denio 27 1845 0 Civil SC of New York
Overseers of the Poor of Marbletown v. Overseers of the Poor of Kingston 20 Johns. 1 1822 0 Civil SC of New York
Giles v. Bradley 2 Johns. Cas. 253 1801 0 Civil SC of New York
Jack v. Martin 14 Wend. 507 1835 0 Civil Court for the Correction of Errors of New York
United States v. Malebran 26 F. Cas. 1145 1820 0 Criminal Circuit Court, D. New York
People v. Wolven 2 Edm. Sel. Cas. 108 1848 0 Criminal City Court of New York
Concklin v. The Harmony 6 F. Cas. 259 1797 0 Civil District Court, D. New York
In re Kirk 1 Edm. Sel. Cas. 315 1846 0 Civil SC of New York
Lemmon v. People 20 N.Y. 562 1859 0 Civil Court of Appeals of New York
Levy v. Levy 40 Barb. 585 1863 0 Civil SC of New York
Jackson ex dem. Herkimer v. Billinger 18 Johns. 368 1820 0 Civil SC of New York
Demyer v. Souzer 6 Wend. 436 1831 0 Civil SC of Judicature of New York
Helm v. Miller 17 Johns. 296 1820 0 Civil SC of New York
Fish v. Fisher 2 Johns. Cas. 89 1800 0 Criminal SC of New York
Hopkins v. Fleet 9 Johns. 225 1812 0 SC of New York
Wells v. Lane 9 Johns. 144 1812 0 Civil SC of New York
Woodward v. Washburn 3 Denio 369 1846 0 SC of New York