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Case Name ▼ Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wornell v. Williams 19 Tex. 180 1857 0 Will & trust Texas
Wormack v. Rogers 9 Ga. 60 1850 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Worley v. State 11 Hum. 172 1850 0 Tennessee
Worley’s Adm’rx v. High’s Adm’r 40 Ala. 171 1866 0 Will & trust Alabama
Work v. Harper 24 Miss. 517 1852 0 Notice to creditor regarding mortgage Mississippi
Word v. Mitchell 32 Ga. 623 1861 0 Manumission of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Word v. Cavin 38 Tenn. 506 1858 0 Tennessee
Wootten v. Wootten's Ex'or 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 494 1857 0 Wills & Estate Special Ct of Appeals VA
Wooten v. Jarman 52 N.C. 238 1859 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Wooten v. Jarman 51 N.C. 111 1858 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Wooten v. Calahan 32 Ga. 382 1861 0 False Representation Supreme Court of Georgia
Wooten v. Becton 43 N.C. 66 1851 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Woolfolk v. Beatly 18 Ga. 520 1855 0 injunction Supreme Court of Georgia
Woodward v. Woodward 37 Tenn. 49 1857 0 Tennessee
Woodward v. Donally 27 Ala. 198 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Wood v. Stephen 1 Serg. & Rawle 175 1814 0 Claim for freedom SC of PA.
Wood v. Ross 43 Ga. 596 1871 0 Bribery Supreme Court of Georgia
Wood v. Jones 19 Tenn. 513 1838 0 Tennessee
Wood v. Humphreys 53 Va. 333 1855 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Wood v. Harrell 14 La. Ann. 61 1859 0 Suretyship, Warranty, Sales Louisiana