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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
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
Gurnee v. Dessies 1 Johns. 508 1806 0 Is a slave a competent witness? SC of New York
Levy v. Levy 40 Barb. 585 1863 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Executors of Rogers v. Berry 10 Johns. 132 1813 0 Recovery for conversion SC of New York
Livingston v. Ackeston 5 Cow. 531 1826 0 Recovery for wages SC of New York
Vrooman v. Phelps 2 Johns. 177 1807 0 Contract dispute SC of New York
Wells v. Lane 9 Johns. 144 1812 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Goold v. United Insurance Co. 2 Cai. 73 1804 0 Insurance Policy SC of New York
Cæsar v. Peabody 11 Johns. 68 1814 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Fish v. Fisher 2 Johns. Cas. 89 1800 0 Recovery for slave SC of New York
Henderson v. Brown 1 Cai. 92 1803 0 Act of trespass against officer seeking to valuate slaves SC of New York
Deas v. Smith 1 Cai. 171 1803 0 Slave as a Witness SC of New York
Bayley v. Bates 8 Johns. 185 1811 0 Recovery for slave SC of New York
Sable v. Hitchcock 2 Johns. Cas. 79 1800 0 Contract dispute SC of New York
Gilpin v. Vincent 9 Johns. 219 1812 0 Recovery for illegally selling a slave SC of New York
Dubois v. Allen 1 Ant. N.P. Cas. 128 1809 0 Recovery for enticing slave away from owner SC of New York
Trongott v. Byers 5 Cow. 480 1826 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Overseers of Germantown v. Overseers of the Poor of Livingston 2 Cai. 106 1804 0 SC of New York
Jackson ex dem. Loucks v. Churchill 7 Cow. 287 1827 0 Demand for dowry SC of New York