Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Angelloz v. Humble Oil & Refining Co. 199 So. 656 1940 1 Louisiana
Fisher v. Jordan 116 F.2d 183 1940 1 United States
Fain v. Amend 164 Or. 123 1940 1 Oregon
State v. Kelly 216 N.C. 627 1940 1 North Carolina
Calvert v. Hanna 140 S.W.2d 976 1940 1 Texas
National Grocery Co. v. Kotzebue Fur & Trading Co. 3 Wash. 2d 288 1940 1 Washington
General Finance Co. of Louisiana v. Evans 196 So. 581 1940 1 Louisiana
Grimm v. Pugh 197 So. 641 1940 1 Louisiana
Woods v. Hardware Mut. Casualty Co. 141 S.W.2d 972 1940 1 Texas
Bank of Cruger v. Hodge 189 Miss. 356 1940 1 Mississippi
Aldridge Motors, Inc. v. Alexander 217 N.C. 750 1940 1 North Carolina
Empire Gas & Fuel Co. v. Muegge 135 Tex. 520 1940 1 Texas
Bailey v. Federal Land Bank 217 N.C. 512 1940 1 North Carolina
Shelton Motor Co. v. Higdon 140 S.W.2d 905 1940 1 Texas
Kimmell v. Tipton 142 S.W.2d 421 1940 1 Texas
Locklear v. Southeastern Stages, Inc. 193 S.C. 309 1940 1 South Carolina
Ex parte Patterson 141 S.W.2d 319 1940 1 Texas
Lindsey v. Sturkie 239 Ala. 340 1940 1 Alabama
Early v. Burns 142 S.W.2d 260 1940 1 Texas
Patterson v. Shell Petroleum Corp. 143 S.W.2d 208 1940 1 Texas