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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Russell v. Commonwealth 1 Pen. & W. 82 1829 0 Recovery for services rendered SC of PA.
Overseers v. Kline 9 Pa. 217 1848 0 Recovery for services rendered SC of PA.
Respublica v. Smith 4 Yeates 204 1805 0 Recovery for slave SC of PA.
Com. of Pennsylvania v. Chambre 4 Dall. 143 1794 0 Recovery for slaves SC of PA.
Passmore Williamson's Case 26 Pa. 9 1855 0 Recovery for wages SC of PA.
Small v. The Messenger 22 F. Cas. 366 1807 0 Recovery for work District Court, D. PA.
Urie v. Johnston 3 Pen. & W. 212 1831 0 Recovery for work SC of PA.
Respublica v. Findlay 3 Yeates 261 1801 0 Registry of a negro as a slave, without adding "for life" SC of PA.
Whitehill v. Wilson 3 Pen. & W. 405 1832 0 Relocation of goods SC of PA.
Stiles v. Nelly 10 Serg. & Rawle 366 1823 0 Return of child SC of PA.
Commonwealth ex rel. Johnson v. Holloway 3 Serg. & Rawl. 4 1817 0 Runaway slave charged with fornication and bastardy SC of PA.
United States v. Brune 24 F. Cas. 1280 1852 0 Slave Trade ruling Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Higbie v. Hopkins 12 F. Cas. 126 1805 0 Title dispute Circuit Court, D. PA.
Foremans v. Tamm 1 Grant 23 1853 0 Unlawful entry SC of PA.
Lessee of Sword v. Adams 3 Yeates 34 1800 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Respublica v. Deaves 3 Yeates 465 1803 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Scott v. Price 2 Serg. & Rawle 59 1815 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Holmes v. Johnson 42 Pa. 159 1862 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Lessee of Hall v. Vandegrift 3 Binn. 374 1811 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Scott v. Waugh 15 Serg. & Rawle 17 1826 0 Will & trust SC of PA.