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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Whitehill v. Wilson 3 Pen. & W. 405 1832 0 Relocation of goods SC of PA.
Graham v. Graham 1 Serg. & Rawle 330 1815 0 Perjury SC of PA.
Commonwealth ex rel. Hall v. Cook 1 Watts 155 1832 0 Contract dispute SC of PA.
Commonwealth ex rel. Hall v. Robinson 1 Watts 158 1832 0 Contract dispute SC of PA.
Foremans v. Tamm 1 Grant 23 1853 0 Unlawful entry SC of PA.
Gasper v. Donaldson 1 Whart. 227 1836 0 Action of ejectment SC of PA.
Marchand v. Negro Peggy 2 Serg. & Rawle 18 1815 0 Contract dispute SC of PA.
Hart v. Hill 1 Whart. 124 1836 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Lynch v. Commonwealth 6 Watts 495 1837 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Hobbs v. Fogg 6 Watts 553 1837 0 Contract dispute SC of PA.
Overseers v. Kline 9 Pa. 217 1848 0 Recovery for services rendered SC of PA.
Elson v. M'Colloch 4 Yeates 115 1804 0 Improper registration of slave SC of PA.
Miller v. Dwilling 14 Serg. & Rawle 442 1826 0 Wrongful detetion SC of PA.
Overseers of the Poor v. Overseers of the Poor 6 Serg. & Rawle 103 1820 0 Defective slave register SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Holloway 2 Serg. & Rawle 305 1816 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages SC of PA.
Lyman v. City of Philadelphia 56 Pa. 488 1868 0 Contract dispute SC of PA.
Respublica v. Gaoler of Philadelphia County 1 Yeates 368 1794 0 Recovery for freedom SC of PA.
Respublica v. Findlay 3 Yeates 261 1801 0 Registry of a negro as a slave, without adding "for life" SC of PA.
Lessee of Wilson v. Rhoades 4 Yeates 38 1804 0 Recovery for ejectment SC of PA.
Philip v. Kirkpatrick 2 Yeates 444 1799 0 Recovery for services SC of PA.