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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 | 1861 | Eli Rhea v. Daniel Yarnell & Jesse Rhodes | Anderson | Fraud |
In Fall 1859 plaintiff purchased a horse from Rhodes for $250, $100 of which was still unpaid when suit was brought. Rhea maintains Rhodes knowingly sold him an unsound horse worth much less than $250, that the unpaid $100 note was sold to Yarnell in consideration of a pre-existing debt & that Yarnell was aware of the fraud Rhodes had perpetrated. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1174 | 14 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1861 | Solomon Dizney v. State | Anderson | Failure to Pay |
Name also spelled Soloman in documents. For failure to pay Sarah Dizney $2.25. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1193 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1861 | Thomas J. Capps v. Samuel C. Young | Anderson | Breach of Official Duty |
Defendant was Justice of Peace for Anderson county 1858-60. He failed to comply with state laws to endorse the back of certain summons to appear to defendants, & was fined. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 9 | 44 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1861 | William Bailey v. State | Anderson | Assault and Battery |
For assault & battery of Jesse Ayres. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1193 | 8 | Order A Copy |