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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
Williams v. Lowndes 1 N.Y. Super. Ct. 579 1829 1 New York
People ex rel. Kellogg v. Schuyler 4 N.Y. 173 1850 1 New York
Lummis v. Kasson 43 Barb. 373 1864 1 New York
People ex rel. Comstock v. Lucas 93 N.Y. 585 1883 1 New York
Seixas v. Woods 2 Cai. 48 1804 1 New York
Burt v. Dewey 31 Barb. 540 1860 1 New York
Burt v. Dewey 40 N.Y. 283 1869 1 New York
Bordwell v. Collie 45 N.Y. 494 1871 1 New York
Atkins v. Hosley 3 Thomp. & Cook 322 1874 1 New York
Birdseye v. Flint 3 Barb. 500 1848 1 New York
Clark v. Baird 9 N.Y. 183 1853 1 New York
Nickley v. Thomas 22 Barb. 652 1856 1 New York
Paul v. Hadley 23 Barb. 521 1857 1 New York
Cardwell v. Hicks 37 Barb. 458 1862 1 New York
Shull v. Ostrander 63 Barb. 130 1865 1 New York
Schermerhorn v. Burgess 38 How. Pr. 123 1869 1 New York
Marshall v. Gray 39 How. Pr. 172 1870 1 New York
Atkins v. Elwell 45 N.Y. 753 1871 1 New York
Patterson v. Kelly 14 N.Y.S. 118 1891 1 New York