Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Shirk's Case 3 Grant 460 1863 0 Wrongful detetion SC of PA.
Boaler v. Cummines 3 F. Cas. 776 1853 0 Wrongful detetion District Court, E.D. PA.
Lessee of Hall v. Vandegrift 3 Binn. 374 1811 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Cheriot v. Foussat 3 Binn. 220 1810 1 Pennsylvania
Overseers of Poor of Forks in Northampton County v. Overseers of Poor of Catawessa in Northumberland County 3 Binn. 22 1810 0 Recovery for care of slave SC of PA.
Powell v. Scranton 39 Pa. Super. 488 1909 1 Pennsylvania
Williamson v. Lewis 39 Pa. 9 1861 0 Action to recover debt SC of PA.
Megee v. Beirne 39 Pa. 50 1861 1 Pennsylvania
Shaw & Leigh v. First Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church 39 Pa. 226 1861 1 Pennsylvania
Rivera v. Philadelphia Theological Seminary 398 Pa. Super. 264 1990 1 Pennsylvania
Commonwealth ex rel. Levine v. Fair 394 Pa. 262 1958 1 Pennsylvania
Kosciusko Oil Mill & Fertilizer Co. v. Jackson 38 Pa. Super. 237 1909 1 Pennsylvania
Wright’s Appeal 38 Pa. 507 1861 1 Pennsylvania
Noble v. Warren 38 Pa. 340 1861 1 Pennsylvania
Thomas v. Metropolitan Life Insurance 388 Pa. 499 1957 1 Pennsylvania
Conlin Estate 388 Pa. 483 1957 1 Pennsylvania
Grove's Appeal 37 Pa. 443 1861 1 Pennsylvania
Commonwealth v. Nelson 377 Pa. 58 1954 1 Pennsylvania
Beley v. Pennsylvania Mutual Life Insurance 373 Pa. 231 1953 1 Pennsylvania
DeBellis v. United Benefit Life Insurance 372 Pa. 207 1953 1 Pennsylvania