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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Holtzapple v. Phillibaum 12 F. Cas. 430 1823 0 Ejectment of land Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Bell v. Marine Insurance 8 Serg. & Rawle 98 1822 1 Pennsylvania
Patton v. Goldsborough 9 Serg. & Rawle 47 1822 1 Pennsylvania
Hessner v. Helm 8 Serg. & Rawle 178 1822 1 Pennsylvania
Brisbane v. Mitchell 8 Serg. & Rawle 423 1822 0 Bill of sale dispute SC of PA.
Hill v. Low 12 F. Cas. 172 1822 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
United States v. Kennedy 26 F. Cas. 762 1821 0 Indictment of slave trader Circuit Court, D. PA.
Nass v. Vanswearingen 7 Serg. & Rawle 192 1821 1 Pennsylvania
Alexander v. Stokely 7 Serg. & Rawle 299 1821 0 Recovery for services SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Deacon 6 Serg. & Rawle 526 1821 1 Pennsylvania
Butler v. Delaplaine 7 Serg. & Rawle 378 1821 0 Lease dispute SC of PA.
Deihl v. King 6 Serg. & Rawle 29 1820 1 Pennsylvania
Overseers of the Poor v. Overseers of the Poor 6 Serg. & Rawle 103 1820 0 Defective slave register SC of PA.
Cozens v. Stevenson 5 Serg. & Rawle 421 1819 1 Pennsylvania
Wright v. Deacon 5 Serg. & Rawle 62 1819 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages SC of PA.
Commonwealth ex rel. Bell v. Greason 5 Serg. & Rawle 333 1819 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Hill v. Ely 5 Serg. & Rawle 363 1819 1 Pennsylvania
Commonwealth v. Greason 4 Serg. & Rawle 425 1818 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Hambright 4 Serg. & Rawle 218 1818 0 False imprisonment SC of PA.
Wilson v. Belinda 3 Serg. & Rawl. 396 1817 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.