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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Respublica v. Richards 1 Yeates 480 1795 0 Criminal SC of PA.
Philip v. Kirkpatrick 2 Yeates 444 1799 0 Civil SC of PA.
John v. Dawson 2 Yeates 449 1799 0 Civil SC of PA.
Alexander v. Stokely 7 Serg. & Rawle 299 1821 0 Civil SC of PA.
Lyman v. City of Philadelphia 56 Pa. 488 1868 0 SC of PA.