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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Lawrence v. Trustees of Leake & Watts Orphan House 2 Denio 577 1845 1 New York
Jackson ex dem. Suffern v. McConnell 19 Wend. 175 1838 1 New York
Chapman v. Erie Railway Co. 1 Thomp. & Cook 526 1873 1 New York
People ex rel. Eakins v. Roosevelt 14 Misc. 531 1895 1 New York
Hall v. Stryker 9 Abb. Pr. 342 1858 1 New York
In re Estate of Blackstone 47 Misc. 538 1905 1 New York
In re the Final Judicial Settlement of the Estate of Lyden 64 Misc. 597 1909 1 New York
Ayres v. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church 5 N.Y. Super. Ct. 351 1849 1 New York
Ayres v. Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church of New York 3 N.Y. Super. Ct. 351 1849 1 New York
Woodgate v. Fleet 64 N.Y. 566 1876 1 New York
Trustees of Harvard College v. Quinn 3 Redf. 514 1878 1 New York
Marx v. McGlynn 88 N.Y. 357 1882 1 New York
Armitage v. Mace 96 N.Y. 538 1884 1 New York
People v. Hooghkerk 96 N.Y. 149 1884 1 New York
Runt v. Herring 2 Misc. 105 1892 1 New York
In re to Compel the Payment of a Legacy under the Last Will & Testament of Douglas 97 Misc. 208 1916 1 New York
In re the Estate of Gorsch 103 Misc. 156 1918 1 New York
Peebles v. Case 2 Brad. 226 1852 1 New York
Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul v. Kelly 14 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 290 1876 1 New York
People v. Arnstein 128 Misc. 176 1926 1 New York