| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson v. Stevens | 36 N.C. 247 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Smith v. Munroe | 23 N.C. 345 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| York Bank v. Appleton | 17 Me. 55 | 1840 | 1 | Maine | |
| Anderson v. Felton | 36 N.C. 55 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Saunders v. Ferrill | 23 N.C. 97 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Buffalow v. Buffalow | 37 N.C. 113 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Wilcox v. Wilcox | 36 N.C. 36 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Lewis v. Smith | 23 N.C. 145 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| McAlister v. Gilmore | 36 N.C. 22 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Burgin v. Burgin | 23 N.C. 160 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Newsom v. Roles | 23 N.C. 179 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Hurdle v. Elliott | 23 N.C. 174 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Plummer v. Baskerville | 36 N.C. 252 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Blacknall v. Wyche | 23 N.C. 94 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Boon v. Rea | 36 N.C. 71 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Prather v. Prather | 11 G. & J. 110 | 1840 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Williams v. Duer | 14 La. 523 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Sewall v. Glidden | 1 Ala. 52 | 1840 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Underwood's Case | 21 Tenn. 46 | 1840 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Ball's Administratrix v. Ball | 15 La. 173 | 1840 | 1 | Louisiana |