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which was the highest court in the state
This overstates the Court of Chancery’s status. In New York after 1777, the Court of Chancery was the equity court, but the state's court of last resort was the Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors.
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New York State Archives describes the Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors as New York's "court of last resort" from 1777 to 1847. Separately, the Archives' page on the Court of Chancery says that under the 1777 constitution, that appellate role belonged to the Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors, while Chancery handled equity matters. So calling the Court of Chancery "the highest court in the state" is inaccurate as a general statement: it was New York's chancery/equity court, not the state's overall highest court.
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- Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors | New York State Archives
The Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors was established under the state constitution and served as New York's impeachment court and court of last resort between 1777 and 1847.
- Court of Chancery | New York State Archives
The constitution, however, did establish the Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors as the State's new court of last resort.