| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowan v. Cowan | 133 W. Va. 115 | 1949 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Cook v. Coleman | 90 W. Va. 748 | 1922 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Norvell v. Hedrick | 21 W. Va. 523 | 1883 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Troll v. Carter | 15 W. Va. 567 | 1879 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Alkire v. Alkire | 33 W. Va. 517 | 1890 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| State v. Dickey | 48 W. Va. 325 | 1900 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Painter v. Coleman | 211 W. Va. 451 | 2002 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Black v. Maxwell | 131 W. Va. 247 | 1948 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Gwynn v. Schwartz | 32 W. Va. 487 | 1889 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Norris v. Beaty | 6 W. Va. 477 | 1873 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Arthur v. Ingels | 34 W. Va. 639 | 1891 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| State v. B. & O. R. R. | 15 W. Va. 362 | 1879 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Nuzum v. Railway Co. | 30 W. Va. 228 | 1887 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| McMullin v. Pritt | 103 W. Va. 582 | 1927 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Maguire v. Doonan | 24 W. Va. 507 | 1884 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Knight v. Capito | 23 W. Va. 639 | 1884 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Dunn’s v. Renick | 33 W. Va. 476 | 1890 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Downey v. Kearney | 81 W. Va. 422 | 1917 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Johnson v. Rogers | 110 W. Va. 232 | 1931 | 1 | West Virginia | |
| Mansfield v. Dameron | 42 W. Va. 794 | 1896 | 1 | West Virginia |