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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Commonwealth ex rel. Taylor v. Hasson 3 Pen. & W. 237 1831 0 Civil SC of PA.
Elson v. M'Colloch 4 Yeates 115 1804 0 Civil SC of PA.
Williamson v. Lewis 39 Pa. 9 1861 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Barker 11 Serg. & Rawle 360 1824 0 Criminal SC of PA.
Respublica v. Smith 4 Yeates 204 1805 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Edwards 6 Binn. 202 1813 0 SC of PA.
Com. of Pennsylvania v. Chambre 4 Dall. 143 1794 0 Civil SC of PA.
Respublica v. Bob 4 U.S. 125 1795 0 SC of PA.
Lessee of Sword v. Adams 3 Yeates 34 1800 0 Civil SC of PA.
Campbell v. Wallace 3 Yeates 572 1803 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth ex rel. Jesse v. Craig 1 Serg. & Rawle 23 1814 0 Civil SC of PA.
Passmore Williamson's Case 26 Pa. 9 1855 0 Civil SC of PA.
Shirk's Case 3 Grant 460 1863 0 SC of PA.
Respublica v. Gaoler of Philadelphia County 1 Yeates 368 1794 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth ex rel. Hall v. Cook 1 Watts 155 1832 0 Civil SC of PA.
Town of Burlington v. Fosby 6 Vt. 83 1834 0 Civil SC of Vermont
Selectmen of Windsor v. Jacob 2 Tyl. 192 1802 0 SC of Vermont
State v. Cook 22 S.C.L. 234 1837 0 South Carolina
Billy v. State 11 S.C.L. 356 1820 0 South Carolina
Harrison v. Berkley 32 S.C.L. 525 1847 0 South Carolina