Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
United States v. Rycraft 27 F. Cas. 918 1824 0 United States
United States ex rel. Garland v. Morris 26 F. Cas. 1318 1854 0 United States
Giltner v. Gorham 10 F. Cas. 424 1848 0 United States
Union Bank v. Stafford 53 U.S. 327 1851 0 United States
Fales v. Mayberry 2 Gall. 560 1815 0 Civil United States
United States v. Graves 26 F. Cas. 14 1828 0 US Cir. Ct. for VA
Stegall v. Stegall 22 F. Cas. 1226 1825 0 US Cir. Ct. of VA
Thompson v. Updegraff 3 W. Va. 629 1869 0 West Virginia
Whelan v. Reilly 5 W. Va. 356 1872 1 West Virginia
Thompson v. Thompson 5 W. Va. 190 1872 1 West Virginia
Burkhartv. Jennings 2 W. Va. 242 1867 0 West Virginia
Carpenter v. Miller's Ex'rs 3 W. Va. 174 1869 0 West Virginia
Chesapeake & Ohio R. R. v. Bradford 6 W. Va. 220 1873 0 West Virginia
Williams v. Buster 5 W. Va. 342 1872 0 West Virginia
Boner v. Boner 6 W. Va. 377 1873 0 West Virginia
Matthews v. Dunbar 3 W. Va. 138 1869 0 West Virginia
Graham v. Graham 4 W. Va. 320 1870 0 West Virginia
Parker v. Clarkson 4 W. Va. 407 1870 0 West Virginia
Hollingsworth & Co. v. Brooks 7 W. Va. 559 1874 0 West Virginia
Morrow's adm'r v. Bailey 2 W. Va. 326 1867 0 West Virginia