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Case Name ▼ Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wright v. McAlexander 11 Ala. 236 1847 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Wright v. Lowe's Executors 6 N.C. 354 1818 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Wright v. Kuhn 20 Md. 421 1863 0 Maryland
Wright v. Henderson 8 Miss. 539 1843 0 Levy on slave dispute Mississippi
Wright v. Harman 5 Mart. (n.s.) 235 1826 0 Criminal prosecution, sequestration, liability Louisiana
Wright v. Fisher 2 Del. Cas. 322 1817 0 Whether a receipt can prove a person owns an enslaved person; No Delaware
Wright v. Deacon 5 Serg. & Rawle 62 1819 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages SC of PA.
Wright v. Daily 26 Tex. 730 1863 0 Texas
Wright v. Cane 18 La. Ann. 579 1866 0 Wills, Property Louisiana
Wright v. Bowden 54 N.C. 15 1853 0 Suit in equitt North Carolina
Wrights v. Oldham 35 Va. 306 1837 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Wright's Heirs v. Ware 50 Ala. 549 1874 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Wren v. Wardlaw 1 Minor 363 1824 0 Warranty of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Wren v. Gayden 2 Miss. 365 1836 0 Estate dispute Mississippi
Wray v. Wray 33 Ala. 187 1858 0 Will & trust Alabama
Wragg v. State 14 Ala. 492 1848 0 Indictment for Sampling Cotton Alabama
Worthy v. Patterson 20 Ala. 172 1852 0 False Warranty of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Worthy v. Lyon 18 Ala. 784 1851 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Worthy v. Johnson 10 Ga. 358 1851 0 Unauthorized sale of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Worth v. M'Aden 21 N.C. 199 1835 0 Sales North Carolina