Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Commercial Credit Co. v. Davidson 112 F.2d 54 1940 1 United States
Smith ex rel. Smith v. Mears 218 N.C. 193 1940 1 North Carolina
Ascension Nat. Farm Loan Ass'n v. Whitney Nat. Bank of New Orleans 198 So. 409 1940 1 Louisiana
Bank of Pinehurst v. Derby 218 N.C. 653 1940 1 North Carolina
Stewart v. Johnson 142 Fla. 425 1940 1 Florida
Whitehead v. Puffer 187 Miss. 193 1940 1 Mississippi
Heidt v. Wallace 239 Ala. 246 1940 1 Alabama
Lindsey v. Sturkie 239 Ala. 340 1940 1 Alabama
Solanics v. Republic Steel Corp. 34 F. Supp. 951 1940 1 United States
Rodgers v. Dixon 239 Ala. 72 1940 1 Alabama
State v. Peyton 194 La. 681 1940 1 Louisiana
State v. Peyton 194 So. 715 1940 1 Louisiana
Spears v. St. Charles Dairy, Inc. 194 So. 738 1940 1 Louisiana
Sanns v. Chapman 144 S.W.2d 341 1940 1 Texas
General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Nuss 196 So. 323 1940 1 Louisiana
Torreyson v. Dutton 145 Fla. 169 1940 1 Florida
In re Talbot Canning Corp. 35 F. Supp. 680 1940 1 United States
Heyser v. Crane 144 Fla. 663 1940 1 Florida
Northcott v. Texarkana Nat. Bank 142 S.W.2d 535 1940 1 Texas
Hargrave v. Turner Lumber Co. 193 So. 648 1940 1 Louisiana