Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
In re Smith 218 N.C. 161 1940 1 North Carolina
Safe Deposit & Trust Co. of Baltimore v. Commissioner 42 B.T.A. 145 1940 1 United States
Martin v. State 190 Miss. 32 1940 1 Mississippi
Lee v. Perkins 195 La. 939 1940 1 Louisiana
Cullens v. Cullens 187 Miss. 731 1940 1 Mississippi
Hodges v. Stewart 218 N.C. 290 1940 1 North Carolina
Commercial Credit Co. v. Davidson 112 F.2d 54 1940 1 United States
Sanderson v. Ætna Life Insurance 218 N.C. 270 1940 1 North Carolina
Hessmer v. Edenborn 196 La. 575 1940 1 Louisiana
Bank of Pinehurst v. Derby 218 N.C. 653 1940 1 North Carolina
Hessmer v. Edenborn 199 So. 647 1940 1 Louisiana
Succession of Butterworth 195 La. 115 1940 1 Louisiana
Grenada Auto Co. v. Waldrop 188 Miss. 468 1940 1 Mississippi
Woods v. State 190 Miss. 28 1940 1 Mississippi
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. v. W. H. King Drug Co. 217 N.C. 502 1940 1 North Carolina
Reynolds v. Commissioner 114 F.2d 804 1940 1 United States
State v. Peyton 194 La. 681 1940 1 Louisiana
Buxton v. Acadian Production Corp. 35 F. Supp. 543 1940 1 United States
Geneva Gin & Storage Co. v. Rawls 240 Ala. 320 1940 1 Alabama
Avinger v. State 29 Ala. App. 161 1940 1 Alabama