| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardie v. Cotton | 36 N.C. 61 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Bray's Executrix v. Bray | 16 La. 352 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Loussade v. Hartman | 16 La. 117 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Cook v. Parkarson | 16 La. 129 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Tompkins v. Benjamin | 16 La. 197 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Gordon v. Nelson | 16 La. 321 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Brander v. Bowmar | 16 La. 370 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Nelson v. Botts | 16 La. 596 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| M'Casken v. Smith | 16 La. 32 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Woodward v. Dashiell | 15 La. 184 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Kent v. Allbritain | 5 Miss. 317 | 1840 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Taylor v. Andrus | 16 La. 15 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Dupuy v. Dashiell | 15 La. 124 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Bernard v. Pyburn | 15 La. 126 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Emmerling v. Beebe | 15 La. 251 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Defau v. Pelane | 15 La. 273 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Kemp v. Kemp | 15 La. 517 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Kemper's Heirs v. Hulick | 16 La. 44 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Armor v. Huie | 14 La. 346 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Filhiol's Heirs v. Hempkin | 16 La. 326 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana |