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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Executors of Rogers v. Berry 10 Johns. 132 1813 0 Recovery for conversion SC of New York
Trongott v. Byers 5 Cow. 480 1826 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Warren v. Brooks 7 Cow. 218 1827 0 Failure to obtain certificate of "slave's ability to maintain himself" pursuant to statute prior to freeing slave SC of New York
Livingston v. Bain 10 Wend. 384 1833 0 Breach of contract SC of Judicature of New York
Fleming v. Slocum 18 Johns. 403 1820 0 Alleged fradulent representation of the "qualities" of the slave SC of New York
Cook v. Husted 12 Johns. 188 1815 0 Recovery for services of slave SC of New York
Giles v. Bradley 2 Johns. Cas. 253 1801 0 Contract dispute SC of New York
Jack v. Martin 14 Wend. 507 1835 0 Recovery for Freedom Court for the Correction of Errors of New York
Lane v. Powell 1 Edm. Sel. Cas. 256 1846 0 SC of New York
Lemmon v. People ex rel. Napoleon 26 Barb. 270 1857 0 Recovery for freedom SC, General Term, New York
Charge to Grand Jury—Fugitive Slave Law 30 F. Cas. 1007 1851 0 Charge to Grand Jury - Fugutive Slave Law Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Charge to Grand Jury—Fugitive Slave Law 30 F. Cas. 1013 1851 0 Charge to Grand Jury - Fugutive Slave Law Circuit Court, N.D. New York
In re Kirk 1 Edm. Sel. Cas. 315 1846 0 Recovery for slave SC of New York
Smith v. Hoff 1 Cow. 127 1823 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Levy v. Levy 40 Barb. 585 1863 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
In the Case of Tom 5 Johns. 365 1810 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Glen v. Hodges 9 Johns. 67 1812 0 Action of trespass SC of New York
Link v. Beuner 3 Cai. 325 1805 0 Recovery for services of slave SC of New York
Quackenboss v. Lansing 6 Johns. 49 1810 0 Breach of contract SC of New York
Hopkins v. Fleet 9 Johns. 225 1812 0 Will & Trust SC of New York