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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Mathews v. Wade 2 W. Va. 464 1868 0 West Virginia
Walker v. Hunt 2 W. Va. 491 1868 1 West Virginia
Wyatt v. Morris 2 W. Va. 575 1865 1 West Virginia
Seibright v. State 2 W. Va. 591 1867 1 West Virginia
Liston v. Jenkins 2 W. Va. 62 1867 1 West Virginia
Korne v. Korne 30 W. Va. 1 1887 1 West Virginia
State v. Hays 30 W. Va. 107 1887 1 West Virginia
Shepherd v. Brown 30 W. Va. 13 1887 1 West Virginia
Bridgman v. Bridgman 30 W. Va. 212 1887 1 West Virginia
Nuzum v. Railway Co. 30 W. Va. 228 1887 1 West Virginia
Straughan v. Hallwood 30 W. Va. 274 1887 1 West Virginia
State v. Irwin 30 W. Va. 404 1887 1 West Virginia
Cunningham v. Ward 30 W. Va. 572 1888 1 West Virginia
Williams v. Gillespie 30 W. Va. 586 1888 1 West Virginia
Stone v. Tyree 30 W. Va. 687 1888 1 West Virginia
Cabell v. Given 30 W. Va. 760 1888 1 West Virginia
Seborn v. Beckwith 30 W. Va. 774 1888 1 West Virginia
Hoffman v. Dickinson 31 W. Va. 142 1888 1 West Virginia
Bruff v. Thompson 31 W. Va. 16 1888 1 West Virginia
State v. Cottrill 31 W. Va. 162 1888 1 West Virginia