Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State Life Ins. v. Hardy 189 Miss. 266 1940 1 Mississippi
Lee v. Perkins 197 So. 607 1940 1 Louisiana
Wetherbee v. Lodwick Lumber Co. 194 La. 352 1940 1 Louisiana
Succession of Butterworth 196 So. 39 1940 1 Louisiana
Smith ex rel. Smith v. Mears 218 N.C. 193 1940 1 North Carolina
Stewart v. Johnson 142 Fla. 425 1940 1 Florida
Whitehead v. Puffer 187 Miss. 193 1940 1 Mississippi
Woods v. State 190 Miss. 28 1940 1 Mississippi
Martin v. State 190 Miss. 32 1940 1 Mississippi
Locklear v. Southeastern Stages, Inc. 193 S.C. 309 1940 1 South Carolina
General Finance Co. of Louisiana v. Evans 196 So. 581 1940 1 Louisiana
State v. Kelly 216 N.C. 627 1940 1 North Carolina
Commercial Credit Co. v. Davidson 112 F.2d 54 1940 1 United States
Leopold v. Rock-Ola Mfg. Corp. 109 F.2d 611 1940 1 United States
Grenada Auto Co. v. Waldrop 188 Miss. 468 1940 1 Mississippi
Johnson v. Pilot Life Insurance 217 N.C. 139 1940 1 North Carolina
State ex rel. Utilities Commission v. Carolina Scenic Coach Co. 218 N.C. 233 1940 1 North Carolina
Lerner v. Bischoff 193 So. 236 1940 1 Louisiana
Hessmer v. Edenborn 196 La. 575 1940 1 Louisiana
Hessmer v. Edenborn 199 So. 647 1940 1 Louisiana