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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Jacob v. Jacob 2 Rawle 204 1828 0 Defective slave claim SC of PA.
Overseers of the Poor v. Overseers of the Poor 6 Serg. & Rawle 103 1820 0 Defective slave register SC of PA.
Cowperthwaite v. Jones 2 U.S. 55 1790 0 de homine replidgiando Court of Common Pleas of PA., Philadelphia County
Cobean v. Thompson 1 Pen. & W. 93 1829 0 Designation dispute? SC of PA.
Holtzapple v. Phillibaum 12 F. Cas. 430 1823 0 Ejectment of land Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Case of Williams 29 F. Cas. 1334 1839 0 Failure to deliver slave District Court, E.D. PA.
Commonwealth v. Hambright 4 Serg. & Rawle 218 1818 0 False imprisonment SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Greason 4 Serg. & Rawle 425 1818 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Wilson v. Belinda 3 Serg. & Rawl. 396 1817 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Campbell v. Wallace 3 Yeates 572 1803 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Commonwealth ex rel. Bell v. Greason 5 Serg. & Rawle 333 1819 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Respublica v. Blackmore 2 Yeates 234 1797 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Commonwealth ex rel. Jesse v. Craig 1 Serg. & Rawle 23 1814 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Barker 11 Serg. & Rawle 360 1824 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Cook v. Neaff 3 Yeates 259 1801 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Blaine 4 Binn. 186 1811 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Jones v. Conoway 4 Yeates 108 1804 0 Fraud SC of PA.
Respublica v. Betsey 1 U.S. 469 1789 0 Freedom Suit/Habeus ad subjiciendum SC of PA.
Hill v. Low 12 F. Cas. 172 1822 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Ex parte Simmons 22 F. Cas. 151 1823 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages Circuit Court, E.D. PA.