A.T.H. Jones was appointed principal by the Board of Trustees against the wishes of the patrons of the "colored" public school in West Point. The patrons stated Jones had "been living in a state of unlawful cohabitation," and was therefore unfit to both teach and lead the school. The patrons of the school petitioned the court to force the board to remove him from his position. Jones was also a local pastor and it was hoped that by removing him from his position at the school, he could also be removed from his role in the church.

Two representatives of the Richmond Ice Company sued Hattie A. Marlow for money owed to them for their products. Although Hattie was the defendant, her husband was appointed her business agent and was accused of being "not a careful and prudent man in the conduct of his business affairs." She also owed money to The West Point Loan and Building Fund Association for lands they own. All business was done in her name.

The local town council election was proven to have been fraudulent for various reasons: the judges of the election left the election room during the voting, votes were cast while some of the judges were missing from the room, the tally that the judges returned was incorrect because many of the votes were made by people that were not residents of the town and two non-residents intimidated voters into voting for a specific candidate during the voting.

From the election fraud of 1886, the defendants claimed to be elected councilmen of the town of West Point but because the election was declared fraudulent, the plaintiffs (former councilmen) do not want the fraudulently elected councilmen to be recognized as councilmen of the town.

George W. Washington, an African American man enslaved by William Robinson and later his son Benjamin Robinson, purchased property with his own earnings in 1859, but Benjamin Robinson secured the deed in his own name. Washington lived on this land essentially as a free man, keeping his wages and anything else that he earned. In January 1873, Robinson deeded the property away as a lien for a debt then died unexpectedly in December. Washington brought this suit to the county court in an effort to prevent his land from being sold out from under him. The case took 10 years to settle and went all the way up to the Supreme Court of Appeals, and it was ultimately decided that as Washington had been enslaved at the time of the land purchase, he had no civil rights and was therefore incapable of entering into any type of contract with anyone. The final decrees in the case show that the land was sold to someone other than Washington.

W.K. Gatewood sued W.C. Nunn, the mayor of West Point, to prove that he was a citizen of the town and therefore eligible to hold the newly created town position of Quarantine Inspector in the town port. It was revealed that this position was created unbeknownst to the mayor and he did not want Gatewood to hold the position.

George F. Custalow and his wife, members of the Mattaponi Indian Tribe, purchased land however, Austin Key, also a member of the Mattaponi Indian Tribe, claimed ownership over the land. An initial court case was brought and Key won the title to the land. Custalow contested the judgement in the chancery court.

A divorce suit between Henry Hill and Evelyn Hill, two formely enslaved individuals, in which Henry Hill accused his wife of desertion. Evelyn Hill claimed she had moved to Richmond to be with their grown sons, with the expectation that Henry would follow, after Henry lost his house and land in an ejectment suit. Depositions detail Henry's affair with Polly Fells and a trial held at the Hill's church.

Mary Lipscomb sued to have her trustee removed and to have her lands put under her own control.

A divorce suit which included several letters signed "You Know" and "Sad at Heart" written by Nannie W. Burnett to Jerry Seabrook, her lover. In these letters, Nannie described her job in a Baltimore clothing factory, requested money for an eye examination, and discussed her feelings toward Seabrook versus staying with Thomas Burnett, her husband. Depositions from the case detailed the affair with Seabrook and include the actions of another woman -- Nellie Selby. There is an additional letter in the case written by Nannie Burnett to a Capt. Bennett and Mr. Biddle, apparently Nellie Selby's employers, asking that Selby be allowed to retain her position and not lose her employment because of Burnett's actions.

Suit involved the settlement of accounts between the County of King William and Robert S. Ryland for his time serving as treasurer for the county. Criminal proceedings were brought against Ryland for embezzlement of funds, however, he alleged in the chancery suit that the copies of the land and property books he worked from had been mistakenly or fraudulently copied. He accused Burnley Taylor, Commissioner of Revenue, of miscopying the books.

Walter Miles, a member of the Pamunkey tribe living on the reservation in King William County then known as Indian Town, had been charged before the tribe's council with seducing Alice Myers. Walter claimed he had been forced to marry Alice or face expulsion from the tribe. A divorce suit of a Native American couple. Walter Miles, a member of the Pamunkey tribe living on the reservation in King William County then known as Indian Town, was charged before the tribe's council with seducing Alice Myers under the promise of marriage. Walter claimed he was forced to marry Alice or face expulsion from the tribe as well as serve time in the penitentiary. Walter filed for divorce, alleging adultery on the part of Alice, as well as having been coerced into the marriage out of fear.

Rose Cliff Fruit Farm sued the town of West Point and its mayor, H. Anderson, for stopping their sales of cider and arresting one of their employees. The fruit farm claimed that according to Virginia law they were permitted to sell cider because it did not contain alcohol.