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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Overseers of the Poor v. Overseers of the Poor 15 Johns. 283 1818 0 Contract dispute over infirm slave SC of New York
Pelletreau v. Rathbone 18 Johns. 428 1821 0 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 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
Burlingham v. Belding 21 Wend. 463 1839 0 Will & Trust SC of Judicature of New York
Mulheran's Executors v. Gillespie 12 Wend. 349 1834 0 Will & Trust SC of Judicature of New York
Nash v. Benedict 25 Wend. 644 1841 0 Kidnapping SC of Judicature of New York
Floyd v. Recorder of City of New York 11 Wend. 180 1834 0 Recovery for slave 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
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
Lemmon v. People ex rel. Napoleon 26 Barb. 270 1857 0 Recovery for freedom SC, General Term, New York
Maltby v. Harwood & Wells 12 Barb. 473 1852 0 SC, General Term, New York
In re Chateaugay Corp. 922 F.2d 86, 91 (2d Cir. 1990) 1990 1 bankruptcy NY
People v. O’Neill 5 N.Y. Crim. 302 1887 1 New York
People v. Palmer 5 N.Y. Crim. 101 1887 1 New York