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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Curtis v. Patterson 8 Cow. 65 1827 1 New York
Powell v. Waters 8 Cow. 669 1826 1 New York
Seeley v. New York National Exchange Bank 8 Daly (N.Y.) 400 1878 1 New York
People ex rel. Trainer v. Cooper 8 How. Pr. 288 1853 0 Lawful marriage SC of New York
Brevoort v. Warner 8 How. Pr. 321 1853 1 New York
Sales v. Woodin 8 How. Pr. 349 1853 1 New York
Bayley v. Bates 8 Johns. 185 1811 0 Recovery for slave SC of New York
Thompson v. Ketcham 8 Johns. 189 1811 1 New York
Philips & Butler v. Rose 8 Johns. 392 1811 1 New York
Hart v. Cleis 8 Johns. 41 1811 0 Recovery for trafficking slave SC of New York
Wells v. Lane 8 Johns. 462 1811 0 Recovery for haboring slaves SC of New York
Irving v. Britton 8 Misc. 201 1894 1 New York
In re the Accounting of Widmann 8 Misc. 2d 422 1952 1 New York
Higgins v. Western Union Telegraph Co. 8 Misc. 433 1894 1 New York
In re Fisher's Estate 8 N.Y.S. 10 1889 1 New York
Anderson v. Cullen 8 N.Y.S. 643 1890 1 New York
Bates v. Coster 8 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 400 1874 1 New York
New-Orleans Gas Light & Banking Co. v. Dudley 8 Paige Ch. 452 1840 1 New York
Chrysler v. Canaday 90 N.Y. 272 1882 1 New York
Smillie v. Quinn 90 N.Y. 492 1882 1 New York