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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Franchot v. Leach 5 Cow. 506 1826 1 New York
Livingston v. Ackeston 5 Cow. 531 1826 0 Recovery for wages SC of New York
Reid v. Venderheyden 5 Cow. 719 1826 1 New York
Hewett v. Bronson 5 Daly (N.Y.) 1 1873 1 New York
Hardenburgh v. Cockroft 5 Daly (N.Y.) 79 1874 1 New York
In re Howard 5 Dem. Sur. 483 1887 1 New York
In re Sharp 5 Dem. Sur. 516 1887 1 New York
Edwards v. Varick 5 Denio 664 1846 1 New York
Williams v. Hayes 5 How. Pr. 470 1851 1 New York
In the Case of Tom 5 Johns. 365 1810 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Van Alst v. Hunter 5 Johns. Ch. 148 1821 0 Will & Trust Chancery Court of New York
Van Horne v. Fonda 5 Johns. Ch. 388 1821 0 Will & Trust Chancery Court of New York
Newton v. Porter 5 Lans. 416 1872 1 New York
In re the Estate of Blackstone 5 Mills Surr. 16 1905 1 New York
In re Last Will & Testament of Wheeler 5 Misc. 279 1893 1 New York
People v. Greenleaf 5 Misc. 3d 337 2004 1 New York
Howland v. Union Theological Seminary 5 N.Y. 194 1851 1 New York
Grant v. Johnson 5 N.Y. 247 1851 0 Insurance Policy Court of Appeals of New York
People v. Palmer 5 N.Y. Crim. 101 1887 1 New York
People v. O’Neill 5 N.Y. Crim. 302 1887 1 New York