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Case Name ▲ Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ward v. Craig 87 N.Y. 550 1882 1 New York
Ward v. Van Bokkelen 2 Paige Ch. 289 1830 1 New York
Waring v. Smyth 2 Barb. Ch. 119 1847 1 New York
Warner v. Warner 18 Abb. N. Cas. 151 1886 1 New York
Warren v. Brooks 7 Cow. 218 1827 0 Failure to obtain certificate of "slave's ability to maintain himself" pursuant to statute prior to freeing slave SC of New York
Waterbury v. Tucker & Carter Cordage Co. 152 N.Y. 610 1897 1 New York
Waterman v. Webster 108 N.Y. 157 1888 1 New York
Waters v. Davies 55 N.Y. Super. Ct. 39 1887 1 New York
Weed v. Weed 94 N.Y. 243 1883 1 New York
Weeks v. Cornwel 104 N.Y. 325 1887 1 New York
Wehle v. Conner 83 N.Y. 231 1880 1 New York
Wells v. Lane 9 Johns. 144 1812 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Wells v. Lane 8 Johns. 462 1811 0 Recovery for haboring slaves SC of New York
Wendover v. Hogeboom 1 Ant. N.P. Cas. 165 1810 1 New York
Weston v. Turner 3 Silv. Sup. 70 1887 1 New York
Wetmore v. Holsman 14 Abb. Pr. 311 1862 1 New York
Wheeler v. Bowery Savings Bank 2 N.Y. City Ct. Rep. 392 1887 1 New York
Wheelwright v. Depeyster 1 Johns. 471 1806 1 New York
Whish v. Public Service Commission 205 A.D. 756 1923 1 New York
Whitaker v. Cone 2 Johns. Cas. 58 1800 1 New York