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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Schwartz v. Insurance Co. of North America 6 Binn. 378 1814 0 Civil SC of PA.
King v. Morrison 1 Pen. & W. 188 1829 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth ex rel. Lewis v. Holloway 6 Binn. 213 1814 0 Civil SC of PA.
Wilson v. Belinda 3 Serg. & Rawl. 396 1817 0 Civil SC of PA.
Bailey v. Cromwell 4 Ill. 71 1841 0 Civil Illinois
Owens v. People 13 Ill. 59 1851 0 Civil Illinois
Norris v. Harris 15 Cal. 226 1860 0 Civil California
Gibbs v. Mennard 6 Paige Ch. 258 1837 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
Schuyler v. Russ 2 Cai. 202 1804 0 Civil SC of New York
Beltzhoover v. Costen 7 Pa. 13 1847 0 Civil SC of PA.
Fox v. Lambson 8 N.J.L. 339 1826 0 Civil New Jersey
Brown v. Thorndike 32 Mass. 388 1834 0 Civil Massachusetts
Brush v. Wilkins 4 Johns. Ch. 506 1820 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
Paxson v. Lefferts 3 Rawle 59 1831 0 Civil 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.
Cobean v. Thompson 1 Pen. & W. 93 1829 0 Civil SC of PA.
Wright v. Deacon 5 Serg. & Rawle 62 1819 0 Civil SC of PA.