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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 | 1887 | John H. Gordon & Wife v. Witchell& Bragg | Cannon | Fraud |
Complainants gave a deed for the land to defendants to secure a dismissal of a damages suit. Complainants claims that the title should be void since at the time he was fraudulently induced to sell said land which was worth more than the damages suit. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 808 | 128 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1887 | Louis Williams v. State | Cannon | Larceny |
Theft, 20 Aug. 1885, of one pair of boots, one hat, one suit of clothes, one watch chain, one pair of cuff buttons- value of $15, of the personal goods & chattels of J. B. Hawkins, Ben Lawrence; Second charge: breaking & entry, business of Ben Lawrence, J. B. Hawkins. Hon. Robert Cantrell, Judge, 8th Judicial Circuit. Sentenced appealed to Middle Div., Tenn. Supreme Court. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 682 | 27 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1887 | State v. William G. Pendleton | Cannon | Other |
The defendant was charged with "abduction and seduction" of a woman named Elizabeth Woods for the purpose of prostitution. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 697 | 82 | Order A Copy |