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Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1889 | Francis Lett, et al v. William Lett & John Graves | Union | Estate Settlement |
Additional Plntff.: Caroline Coppock; James Vertis & wife, Elizabeth; Levi Butcher & wife, Martha; Jacob & Lewis Lett. Plntff. children of John Lett, who died intestate in Union Co. Oct. 1883. John Lett left a 200-acre tract of land. As the property cannot be partitioned "advantageously" among them the heirs ask the court to allow it to be sold & the proceeds divided among them. John Lett's widow decd. John Graves only child of Caroline Letts, who married Allen Graves. |
East | Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1805 | 131 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1889 | John Miller v. Union County | Union | Other |
About changing the boundary line between the 2nd & 10th Civil Districts. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1825 | 16 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1889 | State v. James G. W. Clapp | Union | Assault with Intent to Kill |
The State charged Clapp with armed assault with intent to commit first degree murder for an attack on D. F. Smith in February of 1888. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1830 | 20 | Order A Copy |