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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Van Alst v. Hunter 5 Johns. Ch. 148 1821 0 Will & Trust Chancery Court of New York
Pelletreau v. Rathbone 18 Johns. 428 1821 0 SC of New York
Judah v. Harris 19 Johns. 144 1821 1 New York
Petry v. Christy 19 Johns. 53 1821 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Van Horne v. Fonda 5 Johns. Ch. 388 1821 0 Will & Trust Chancery Court of New York
Ely v. Adams 19 Johns. 313 1822 1 New York
Overseers of the Poor of Marbletown v. Overseers of the Poor of Kingston 20 Johns. 1 1822 0 Marriage between 2 slaves SC of New York
Oothout v. Thompson 20 Johns. 277 1822 0 Recovery for fraud in sale of slave SC of New York
New York Firemen Insurance v. De Wolf 2 Cow. 56 1823 1 New York
Smith v. Hoff 1 Cow. 127 1823 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Beekman v. Chalmers 1 Cow. 584 1823 1 New York
Wilkes v. Lion ex dem. Eden 2 Cow. 333 1823 1 New York
Le Roy v. Mayor of New-York 20 Johns. 430 1823 1 New York
Center v. Billinghurst 1 Cow. 33 1823 1 New York
Coster v. Murray 7 Johns. Ch. 167 1823 1 New York
Woodcock v. Bennet 1 Cow. 711 1823 1 New York
Udall v. Kenney 3 Cow. 590 1824 1 New York
Bissell v. Hopkins 3 Cow. 166 1824 1 New York
Meads v. Lansingh 1 Hopk. Ch. 124 1824 1 New York
Overseers of the Poor v. Overseers of the Poor 2 Cow. 537 1824 1 New York