| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plummer v. Baskerville | 36 N.C. 252 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Hurdle v. Elliott | 23 N.C. 174 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Hood v. M'Corkle | 16 La. 240 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Newsom v. Roles | 23 N.C. 179 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Callender v. McCreary | 5 Miss. 356 | 1840 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Burgin v. Burgin | 23 N.C. 160 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| McAlister v. Gilmore | 36 N.C. 22 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Lewis v. Smith | 23 N.C. 145 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Wilcox v. Wilcox | 36 N.C. 36 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Buffalow v. Buffalow | 37 N.C. 113 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Saunders v. Ferrill | 23 N.C. 97 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Armor v. Lewis | 16 La. 331 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Anderson v. Felton | 36 N.C. 55 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Smith v. Munroe | 23 N.C. 345 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Robertson v. Stevens | 36 N.C. 247 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Palmer v. Yarborough | 36 N.C. 310 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Loussade v. Hartman | 16 La. 117 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| James Williamson & Co. v. Canaday | 23 N.C. 113 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| White v. Pettijohn | 23 N.C. 52 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| McDonald v. McLeod | 36 N.C. 221 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina |