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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.
Commonwealth ex rel. Johnson v. Holloway 3 Serg. & Rawl. 4 1817 0 Criminal SC of PA.
Lynch v. Commonwealth 6 Watts 495 1837 0 Civil SC of PA.
Hart v. Hill 1 Whart. 124 1836 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth ex rel. Stephens v. Clements 6 Binn. 206 1814 0 Civil SC of PA.
In re Omohundro's Estate 2 Brewst. 298 1870 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Barker 11 Serg. & Rawle 360 1824 0 Criminal SC of PA.
Marchand v. Negro Peggy 2 Serg. & Rawle 18 1815 0 Civil SC of PA.
Wilson v. Belinda 3 Serg. & Rawl. 396 1817 0 Civil SC of PA.
Hamilton v. Commonwealth 3 Pen. & W. 142 1831 0 Criminal SC of PA.
Van Derzee v. Van Derzee 30 Barb. 331 1859 0 Civil SC of New York
Jackson ex dem. People v. Lervey 5 Cow. 397 1826 0 Civil SC of New York
Hart v. Cleis 8 Johns. 41 1811 0 Civil SC of New York
Dunbar v. Williams 10 Johns. 249 1813 0 Civil SC of New York
Overseers of the Poor of Marbletown v. Overseers of the Poor of Kingston 20 Johns. 1 1822 0 Civil SC of New York
Phinney v. Phinney 17 How. Pr. 197 1859 0 Civil SC of New York
Covenhoven v. Seaman 1 Johns. Cas. 23 1799 0 Civil SC of New York
Skinner v. Fleet 14 Johns. 263 1817 0 Civil SC of New York
Dubois v. Allen 1 Ant. N.P. Cas. 128 1809 0 Civil SC of New York
Vrooman v. Phelps 2 Johns. 177 1807 0 Civil SC of New York