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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
In re the New York Elevated Railroad 70 N.Y. 327 1877 1 New York
Merrill v. Rolston 5 Redf. 220 1881 1 New York
Seward v. Jackson ex dem. Van Wyck 8 Cow. 406 1826 1 New York
People v. Shaw 63 N.Y. 36 1875 1 New York
Meads v. Lansingh 1 Hopk. Ch. 124 1824 1 New York
Chace v. Lamphere 58 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 524 1889 1 New York
Newell v. Nichols 19 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 604 1878 1 New York
People v. Welch 57 N.Y. St. Rep. 42 1893 1 New York
In re Wolfe 29 Abb. N. Cas. 340 1892 1 New York
Stillings v. Smith 54 N.Y. Super. Ct. 488 1887 1 New York
In re the Judicial Settlement of Cruger 68 N.Y. St. Rep. 241 1895 1 New York
Chapman v. Erie Railway Co. 55 N.Y. 579 1874 1 New York
Clark v. Pinney 6 Cow. 297 1826 1 New York
Nellis v. Nellis 99 N.Y. 505 1885 1 New York
Goetcheus v. Matthewson 61 N.Y. 420 1875 1 New York
Jackson ex dem. Bogert v. Schauber 7 Cow. 186 1827 1 New York
Jackson ex dem. Butler v. Widger 7 Cow. 722 1827 1 New York
Lauderdale Peerage Claim 17 Abb. N. Cas. 439 1885 1 New York
People v. Lammes 41 N.Y. Crim. 195 1924 1 New York
Wright v. Bank of Metropolis 110 N.Y. 237 1888 1 New York