Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1887 Charlotte Malcom v. James T. Scott Blount Debt for Wages

Plaintiff Malcom sued the defendant for debt due for wages of $304. Malcom provided childcare the defendant's five children from 1880-1883, for which she claimed she was not paid. Malcom also accused the defendant of hiding his property to avoid payment.

 East Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1847 33 Order A Copy
View Entry 1837 James Bell v. Robert Long Blount Recovery of Money/ Wages

Origin of recovery: stolen goods.

 East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 678 53 Order A Copy
View Entry 1937 Margaret Foster Carpenter v. Ewing Wilder Blount Recovery of Money/ Wages

Plaintiff sued to collect on a $150 check drawn by the Wilder Estates, Inc. of Middlesboro, KY by Ewing Wilder. Payment on the check was stopped Plaintiff alleges that Hubert Carpenter had promised her $300 if she would marry him; the check was part of this arrangement. Defendant argues that liability, if any, rests with Wilder Estates, Inc. rather than himself, and that payment on the check was stopped at the request of Hubert Carpenter, who later married the plaintiff. Exhibits include stopped check.

 East Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1043 53 Order A Copy