| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton v. Erwin | 36 N.C. 136 | 1840 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Shaw v. McFarlane | 23 N.C. 216 | 1840 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Brown v. Long | 36 N.C. 190 | 1840 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Buchanan | 23 N.C. 59 | 1840 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Love v. Belk | 36 N.C. 163 | 1840 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Neibert's Administrators v. Withers | 1 Miss. (S. & M. Ch.) 599 | 1840 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Green v. Burke | 23 Wend. 490 | 1840 | 1 | New York | |
| Roberts v. Scales | 23 N.C. 88 | 1840 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| State v. Stalcup | 23 N.C. 30 | 1840 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Jenkins v. Cockerham | 23 N.C. 309 | 1840 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Warnick v. Michael | 11 G. & J. 153 | 1840 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Pepper v. Dunlap | 16 La. 163 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Garrott v. Johnson | 11 G. & J. 173 | 1840 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Lee v. Pindle | 11 G. & J. 362 | 1840 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Prather v. Prather | 11 G. & J. 110 | 1840 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Piatt v. Oliver | 19 F. Cas. 550 | 1840 | 1 | United States | |
| Sewall v. Glidden | 1 Ala. 52 | 1840 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Wright v. Steamboat Vesta | 6 Miss. 152 | 1840 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| State v. Chamblyss | 25 S.C.L. 220 | 1840 | 1 | South Carolina | |
| Loomis v. Bedel | 11 N.H. 74 | 1840 | 1 | New Hampshire |