| Case Name ▲ | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weedon v. Wallace | 19 Tenn. 286 | 1838 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Weems v. Lathrop | 42 Tex. 207 | 1874 | 0 | Texas | |
| Weir's Will | 39 Ky. 434 | 1840 | 0 | Kentucky | |
| Wells v. Beall | 2 G. & J. 458 | 1830 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Wells v. Ragland | 31 Tenn. 501 | 1852 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Wesley v. State | 11 Hum. 502 | 1851 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Wesley v. Thomas | 6 H. & J. 24 | 1823 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Westbrook v. Mitchell | 24 Tex. 560 | 1859 | 0 | Texas | |
| Westbrook v. State | 24 Tex. 563 | 1859 | 0 | Texas | |
| Western & Atlantic R. R. v. Fulton | 36 Tenn. 589 | 1857 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| West v. Lanier | 28 Tenn. 762 | 1849 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Wharton v. Marberry | 35 Tenn. 603 | 1856 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Wharton v. State | 45 Tenn. 1 | 1867 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Wharton v. Thompson | 17 Tenn. 45 | 1836 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Wheaton v. Weld | 28 Tenn. 773 | 1849 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Wheeler v. Campbell | 12 Cal. App. 707 | 1910 | California | ||
| Wheeler v. Hollis | 33 Tex. 512 | 1870 | 0 | Texas | |
| Wheeler v. Stone | 4 Gill 38 | 1846 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Wheeler v. Wooten | 27 Tex. 257 | 1863 | 0 | Texas | |
| Whelan v. Reilly | 5 W. Va. 356 | 1872 | 1 | West Virginia |