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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Floyd v. Recorder of City of New York 11 Wend. 180 1834 0 Recovery for slave SC of Judicature of New York
Demyer v. Souzer 6 Wend. 436 1831 0 Recovery for services of slave SC of Judicature of New York
Livingston v. Bain 10 Wend. 384 1833 0 Breach of contract SC of Judicature of New York
Griffin v. Potter 14 Wend. 209 1835 0 Recovery for wages SC of Judicature of New York
Jack v. Martin 12 Wend. 311 1834 0 Recovery for freedom SC of Judicature of New York
Dixon v. Allender 18 Wend. 356 1837 0 SC of Judicature of New York
Opinion of Judges Appleton and Kent 46 Me. 579 1861 0 Judicial opinion on fugitive slave laws SC of Maine
State v. Stimpson 45 Me. 608 1858 0 Larceny SC of Maine
Inhabitants of Hallowell v. Inhabitants of Gardiner 1 Me. 93 1820 0 Settlement for slave SC of Maine
Inhabitants of Gardiner v. Inhabitants of Farmingdale 45 Me. 537 1858 0 Derivative settlement SC of Maine
Inhabitants of Stockbridge v. Inhabitants of West Stockbridge 12 Mass. 400 1815 0 Recovery for expenses SC of Mass.
Scidmore v. Smith 13 Johns. 322 1816 0 Trespass for harboring slave SC of New York
Jackson ex dem. Herkimer v. Billinger 18 Johns. 368 1820 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Smith v. Hoff 1 Cow. 127 1823 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Petry v. Christy 19 Johns. 53 1821 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
In the Case of Tom 5 Johns. 365 1810 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
In re Mickel 14 Johns. 324 1817 0 Will & Trust 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
Ketletas v. Fleet 7 Johns. 323 1811 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York