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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Butler v. Hopper 4 F. Cas. 904 1806 0 Civil Circuit Court, D. PA.
Evans v. Bollen 8 F. Cas. 836 1800 0 Civil Circuit Court, D. PA.
Small v. The Messenger 22 F. Cas. 366 1807 0 Civil District Court, D. PA.
Lynch v. Commonwealth 6 Watts 495 1837 0 Civil SC of PA.
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1042 1853 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
United States v. Brune 24 F. Cas. 1280 1852 0 Criminal Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Commonwealth v. Barker 11 Serg. & Rawle 360 1824 0 Criminal SC of PA.
Shirk's Case 3 Grant 460 1863 0 SC of PA.
Camfranque v. Burnell 4 F. Cas. 1130 1806 0 Circuit Court, D. PA.
Commonwealth v. Hambright 4 Serg. & Rawle 218 1818 0 SC of PA.
Overseers v. Kline 9 Pa. 217 1848 0 SC of PA.
Hobbs v. Fogg 6 Watts 553 1837 0 SC of PA.
United States v. Kennedy 26 F. Cas. 762 1821 0 Criminal Circuit Court, D. PA.
United States v. Bowman 24 F. Cas. 1212 1808 0 Criminal Circuit Court, D. PA.
Williamson v. Lewis 39 Pa. 9 1861 0 Civil SC of PA.
Lessee of Sword v. Adams 3 Yeates 34 1800 0 Civil SC of PA.
Passmore Williamson's Case 26 Pa. 9 1855 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth ex rel. Johnson v. Holloway 3 Serg. & Rawl. 4 1817 0 Criminal SC of PA.
Respublica v. Richards 2 U.S. 224 1795 0 Criminal Pennsylvania
Pleasants' Appeal 77 Pa. 356 1875 0 Civil Pennsylvania