Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Bennett v. Jackson 34 W. Va. 62 1890 1 West Virginia
Watson v. Wigginton 28 W. Va. 533 1886 1 West Virginia
Sturm v. Fleming 22 W. Va. 404 1883 1 West Virginia
Amiss v. McGinnis 12 W. Va. 371 1878 1 West Virginia
State v. Smith 24 W. Va. 814 1884 1 West Virginia
Payne v. Payne 97 W. Va. 627 1924 1 West Virginia
Whittaker v. Southwest Va. Improvement Co. 34 W. Va. 217 1890 1 West Virginia
McMillan v. Hickman 35 W. Va. 705 1891 1 West Virginia
Ruffner v. Hill 21 W. Va. 152 1882 1 West Virginia
Hull's Adm'r v. Hull's Heirs 35 W. Va. 155 1891 1 West Virginia
Sands v. Beardsley 32 W. Va. 594 1889 1 West Virginia
Thrasher v. Ballard 35 W. Va. 524 1891 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
Williamson v. Wayland Oil & Gas Co. 79 W. Va. 754 1917 1 West Virginia
Todd & Smith v. Gates 20 W. Va. 464 1882 1 West Virginia
State v. Thompson 21 W. Va. 741 1882 1 West Virginia
Cook v. Dorsey 38 W. Va. 196 1893 1 West Virginia
Brown v. Brown 72 W. Va. 648 1913 1 West Virginia
Patton v. Merchants' Bank of Charleston 12 W. Va. 587 1878 1 West Virginia