| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinder v. Littlejohn | 23 N.C. 66 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Brumfield v. Cunningham | 14 La. 264 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Saunders v. Ferrill | 23 N.C. 97 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Wilson v. Royston | 2 Ark. 315 | 1840 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Wilkins v. Gilmore | 21 Tenn. 140 | 1840 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Keaton's Distributees v. Campbell | 21 Tenn. 224 | 1840 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Perry v. Gill | 21 Tenn. 218 | 1840 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Anderson v. Felton | 36 N.C. 55 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Smith v. Munroe | 23 N.C. 345 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Kemp v. Kemp | 15 La. 517 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Sherrill v. Harrell | 36 N.C. 194 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Griffin v. Pleasant | 36 N.C. 152 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Gunter v. Thomas | 36 N.C. 199 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Harriss v. Mabry | 23 N.C. 240 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Graham v. Torrance | 36 N.C. 210 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Stringfellow v. Mariott | 1 Ala. 573 | 1840 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Davis v. Cain's Ex'or | 36 N.C. 304 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Poindexter v. Blackburn | 36 N.C. 286 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Bird v. Graham | 36 N.C. 196 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Bonner v. Latham | 23 N.C. 271 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina |