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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Overseers v. Baker's Executors 2 Watts 280 1834 0 SC of PA.
Case of Williams 29 F. Cas. 1334 1839 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
Hill v. Low 12 F. Cas. 172 1822 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Jacob v. Jacob 2 Rawle 204 1828 0 Civil SC of PA.
Worthington v. Preston 30 F. Cas. 645 1824 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Miller v. Dwilling 14 Serg. & Rawle 442 1826 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Vance 15 Serg. & Rawle 36 1826 0 Civil SC of PA.
Wood v. Stephen 1 Serg. & Rawle 175 1814 0 Civil SC of PA.
Graham v. Graham 1 Serg. & Rawle 330 1815 0 Civil SC of PA.
Scott v. Price 2 Serg. & Rawle 59 1815 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Holloway 2 Serg. & Rawle 305 1816 0 Civil SC of PA.
Overseers of Poor of Forks in Northampton County v. Overseers of Poor of Catawessa in Northumberland County 3 Binn. 22 1810 0 SC of PA.
Higbie v. Hopkins 12 F. Cas. 126 1805 0 Civil Circuit Court, D. PA.
Respublica v. Richards 1 Yeates 480 1795 0 Criminal SC of PA.
Philip v. Kirkpatrick 2 Yeates 444 1799 0 Civil SC of PA.
Livingston v. Ackeston 5 Cow. 531 1826 0 Civil SC of New York
Helm v. Miller 17 Johns. 296 1820 0 Civil SC of New York
Warren v. Brooks 7 Cow. 218 1827 0 SC of New York
Wells v. Lane 8 Johns. 462 1811 0 Criminal SC of New York
Wells v. Lane 9 Johns. 144 1812 0 Civil SC of New York