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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Ferris v. Henderson 12 Pa. 49 1849 0 Claim for services rendered SC of PA.
Overseers v. Kline 9 Pa. 217 1848 0 Recovery for services rendered SC of PA.
Hart v. Hill 1 Whart. 124 1836 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Gasper v. Donaldson 1 Whart. 227 1836 0 Action of ejectment SC of PA.
Oliver v. Kauffman 18 F. Cas. 657 1850 0 Recovery for damages caused by harboring slaves Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Johnson v. Tompkins 13 F. Cas. 840 1833 0 Action of trespass and false imprisonment Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Whitehill v. Wilson 3 Pen. & W. 405 1832 0 Relocation of goods SC of PA.
Paxson v. Lefferts 3 Rawle 59 1831 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Hamilton v. Commonwealth 3 Pen. & W. 142 1831 0 Indictment for forcible detainment SC of PA.
Urie v. Johnston 3 Pen. & W. 212 1831 0 Recovery for work SC of PA.
Shirk's Case 3 Grant 460 1863 0 Wrongful detetion SC of PA.
Holmes v. Johnson 42 Pa. 159 1862 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
In re Omohundro's Estate 2 Brewst. 298 1870 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Lyman v. City of Philadelphia 56 Pa. 488 1868 0 Contract dispute SC of PA.
Passmore Williamson's Case 26 Pa. 9 1855 0 Recovery for wages SC of PA.
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 682 1855 0 District Court, E.D. PA.
Ex parte Jenkins 13 F. Cas. 445 1853 0 Recovery for labor Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1036 1853 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
United States v. Williams 28 F. Cas. 631 1852 0 Indictment under fugitive slave act District Court, E.D. PA.
Jacob v. Jacob 2 Rawle 204 1828 0 Defective slave claim SC of PA.