Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
State v. Zeigler 40 W. Va. 593 1895 1 West Virginia
State v. Harr 38 W. Va. 58 1893 1 West Virginia
State v. Morgan 35 W. Va. 260 1891 1 West Virginia
Stewart v. Stout 38 W. Va. 478 1893 1 West Virginia
Gwynn v. Schwartz 32 W. Va. 487 1889 1 West Virginia
Nuzum v. Railway Co. 30 W. Va. 228 1887 1 West Virginia
Travis v. Peabody Insurance 28 W. Va. 583 1886 1 West Virginia
State v. Smith 24 W. Va. 814 1884 1 West Virginia
State v. Donohoo 22 W. Va. 761 1883 1 West Virginia
State v. Yates 21 W. Va. 761 1883 1 West Virginia
State v. Thompson 21 W. Va. 741 1882 1 West Virginia
State v. B. & O. R. R. 15 W. Va. 362 1879 1 West Virginia
State v. Thomas 13 W. Va. 848 1878 1 West Virginia
State v. Schnelle 24 W. Va. 767 1884 1 West Virginia
Cowan v. Cowan 133 W. Va. 115 1949 1 West Virginia
William James' Sons Co. v. Crouch 72 W. Va. 794 1913 1 West Virginia
Thrasher v. Ballard 33 W. Va. 285 1889 1 West Virginia
Trapnell v. Conklyn 37 W. Va. 242 1892 1 West Virginia
Norris v. Beaty 6 W. Va. 477 1873 1 West Virginia
Hughes & Co. v. Hamilton 19 W. Va. 366 1882 1 West Virginia