Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Barrett v. McAllister 35 W. Va. 103 1891 1 West Virginia
Shipley v. Virginian Ry. Co. 87 W. Va. 139 1920 1 West Virginia
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
Watson v. Wigginton 28 W. Va. 533 1886 1 West Virginia
Gwynn v. Schwartz 32 W. Va. 487 1889 1 West Virginia
Chapman v. Maitland 22 W. Va. 329 1883 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
Shuman v. Shuman 9 W. Va. 50 1876 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
Bennett v. Jackson 34 W. Va. 62 1890 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