| Case Name ▲ | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wootton v. Wheeler | 22 Tex. 338 | 1858 | 0 | Texas | |
| Word v. Cavin | 38 Tenn. 506 | 1858 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Worley v. State | 11 Hum. 172 | 1850 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Worthington v. Bicknell | 2 H. & J. 58 | 1806 | 0 | 0 | Maryland |
| Worthington v. Bullitt | 6 Md. 172 | 1854 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Worthington v. Shipley | 5 Gill 449 | 1847 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Wright v. Daily | 26 Tex. 730 | 1863 | 0 | Texas | |
| Wright v. Kuhn | 20 Md. 421 | 1863 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Wright v. Rogers | 9 G. & J. 181 | 1837 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Wright v. Ross | 2 Greene 266 | 1849 | 0 | Iowa | |
| Wyatt's Adm'r v. Steele | 26 Ala. 639 | 1855 | 0 | Detinue | Alabama |
| Wyatt v. State | 2 Swan 394 | 1852 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Wynne v. State | 45 Tenn. 319 | 1868 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Wynne v. Warren | 49 Tenn. 118 | 1870 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Wynn v. Ely | 8 Fla. 232 | 1858 | 0 | Forcelosure of a Mortgage on Slaves | Supreme Court of FL |
| Yancy v. Yancy | 52 Tenn. 353 | 1871 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Yarbrough v. Newell | 18 Tenn. 376 | 1837 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Yeatman v. Hart | 25 Tenn. 375 | 1845 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Yerger v. Rains | 23 Tenn. 259 | 1843 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Young v. Cavitt | 54 Tenn. 18 | 1871 | 0 | Tennessee |