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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Wood v. Stephen 1 Serg. & Rawle 175 1814 0 Civil SC of PA.
Peter v. Steel 3 Yeates 250 1801 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Barker 11 Serg. & Rawle 360 1824 0 Criminal SC of PA.
Russell v. Commonwealth 1 Pen. & W. 82 1829 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Greason 4 Serg. & Rawle 425 1818 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth ex rel. Hall v. Robinson 1 Watts 158 1832 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth ex rel. Taylor v. Hasson 3 Pen. & W. 237 1831 0 Civil SC of PA.
Respublica v. Gaoler of Philadelphia County 1 Yeates 368 1794 0 Civil SC of PA.
Passmore Williamson's Case 26 Pa. 9 1855 0 Civil SC of PA.
Lessee of Sword v. Adams 3 Yeates 34 1800 0 Civil SC of PA.
Urie v. Johnston 3 Pen. & W. 212 1831 0 Civil SC of PA.
Williamson v. Lewis 39 Pa. 9 1861 0 Civil SC of PA.
Hobbs v. Fogg 6 Watts 553 1837 0 SC of PA.
Overseers v. Kline 9 Pa. 217 1848 0 SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Hambright 4 Serg. & Rawle 218 1818 0 SC of PA.
Commonwealth ex rel. Johnson v. Holloway 3 Serg. & Rawl. 4 1817 0 Criminal SC of PA.
Shirk's Case 3 Grant 460 1863 0 SC of PA.
Stiles v. Nelly 10 Serg. & Rawle 366 1823 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth ex rel. Jesse v. Craig 1 Serg. & Rawle 23 1814 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Edwards 6 Binn. 202 1813 0 SC of PA.