Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
People v. Morrison 1 Park. Crim. Rep. 625 1854 1 New York
Blosser v. Harshbarger 62 Va. 214 1871 1 Virginia
Smith v. Commonwealth 62 Va. 809 1871 1 Virginia
Pryor v. Commonwealth 68 Va. 1009 1876 1 Virginia
Johnson v. Commonwealth 70 Va. 796 1878 1 Virginia
State v. Thomas 13 W. Va. 848 1878 1 West Virginia
Leath v. Commonwealth 73 Va. 873 1879 1 Virginia
State v. B. & O. R. R. 15 W. Va. 362 1879 1 West Virginia
State v. Thompson 21 W. Va. 741 1882 1 West Virginia
Powell v. Tarry's Adm'r 77 Va. 250 1883 1 Virginia
State v. Yates 21 W. Va. 761 1883 1 West Virginia
State v. Donohoo 22 W. Va. 761 1883 1 West Virginia
Proctor v. Spratley 78 Va. 254 1884 1 Virginia
Russell v. Commonwealth 78 Va. 400 1884 1 Virginia
State v. Smith 24 W. Va. 814 1884 1 West Virginia
Cluverius v. Commonwealth 81 Va. 787 1886 1 Virginia
Travis v. Peabody Insurance 28 W. Va. 583 1886 1 West Virginia
Anderson v. Commonwealth 83 Va. 326 1887 1 Virginia
Nuzum v. Railway Co. 30 W. Va. 228 1887 1 West Virginia
Gwynn v. Schwartz 32 W. Va. 487 1889 1 West Virginia