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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Link v. Beuner 3 Cai. 325 1805 0 Recovery for services of slave SC of New York
Glen v. Hodges 9 Johns. 67 1812 0 Action of trespass SC of New York
In re Mickel 14 Johns. 324 1817 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
In the Case of Tom 5 Johns. 365 1810 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Petry v. Christy 19 Johns. 53 1821 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Smith v. Hoff 1 Cow. 127 1823 0 Recovery for freedom SC of 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
Gurnee v. Dessies 1 Johns. 508 1806 0 Is a slave a competent witness? SC of New York
Van Derzee v. Van Derzee 30 Barb. 331 1859 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Overseers of the Poor v. Overseers of the Poor 15 Johns. 283 1818 0 Contract dispute over infirm slave SC of New York
Dunbar v. Williams 10 Johns. 249 1813 0 Recovery for medical assitance rendered to slave SC of New York
Pelletreau v. Rathbone 18 Johns. 428 1821 0 SC of New York
Executors of Rogers v. Berry 10 Johns. 132 1813 0 Recovery for conversion 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
In re Kirk 1 Edm. Sel. Cas. 315 1846 0 Recovery for slave SC of New York
De Fonclear v. Shottenkirk 3 Johns. 170 1808 0 Breach of contract SC of New York
Livingston v. Ackeston 5 Cow. 531 1826 0 Recovery for wages SC of New York
Levy v. Levy 40 Barb. 585 1863 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Jackson ex dem. Herkimer v. Billinger 18 Johns. 368 1820 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Jackson ex dem. Loucks v. Churchill 7 Cow. 287 1827 0 Demand for dowry SC of New York