Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
O'Connor v. Commissioner 110 F.2d 652 1940 1 United States
Smith ex rel. Smith v. Mears 218 N.C. 193 1940 1 North Carolina
Grimm v. Pugh 197 So. 641 1940 1 Louisiana
Johnson v. Pilot Life Insurance 217 N.C. 139 1940 1 North Carolina
Shelton Motor Co. v. Higdon 140 S.W.2d 905 1940 1 Texas
Heidt v. Wallace 239 Ala. 246 1940 1 Alabama
Bank of Cruger v. Hodge 189 Miss. 356 1940 1 Mississippi
Keen v. Parker 217 N.C. 378 1940 1 North Carolina
Reynolds v. Commissioner 114 F.2d 804 1940 1 United States
Patterson v. Shell Petroleum Corp. 143 S.W.2d 208 1940 1 Texas
Aldridge Motors, Inc. v. Alexander 217 N.C. 750 1940 1 North Carolina
Witherspoon v. G. Heileman Brewing Co. 144 S.W.2d 1017 1940 1 Texas
Rose v. Bank of Wadesboro 217 N.C. 600 1940 1 North Carolina
Hodges v. Stewart 218 N.C. 290 1940 1 North Carolina
Sanderson v. Ætna Life Insurance 218 N.C. 270 1940 1 North Carolina
Jones v. Guy 135 Tex. 398 1940 1 Texas
Calvert v. Hanna 140 S.W.2d 976 1940 1 Texas
Jones v. Guy 143 S.W.2d 906 1940 1 Texas
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. v. W. H. King Drug Co. 217 N.C. 502 1940 1 North Carolina
Fain v. Amend 164 Or. 123 1940 1 Oregon