Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1852 Alexander F. McFerrin& Benton L. McFerrin v. Albert Perry Cannon Trespass and Damages

Case concerns detaining a 7 year old mare.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 240 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1876 B. L. McFerrin v. Ed McFerrin Cannon Contract Dispute and Damages

Ed McFerrin is noted as being colored. Case concerns a contract for Ed McFerrin to farm on land owned by B. L. McFerrin and to divide up the corn crop grown on the land.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 629 28 Order A Copy
View Entry 1853 Elijah Neeley v. Thomas B. Brevard Cannon Trespass and Damages

The charge was for trespass on property and the use of two horses. The plaintiff had originally owned the two horses.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 241 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1885 Everett Blankenship v. Francis M. Willard Cannon Trespass and Damages

Case concerns horse trading. Blankenship, the purchaser, claims the horse, represented to be sound, was in fact unsound, as was well known to Willard, the seller.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 628 21 Order A Copy
View Entry 1872 J. L. Fann v. Samuel Bryson Cannon Sale of Damaged/Misrepresented Goods

Sale of an unsound gray horse.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 341 15 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 John Swanyer v. William Espy et al. Cannon Damages

This is an appeal of the finding of a previous jury, which found for Espy. Other defendants: George Espy and Hardy Lewis. Swanyer contends that the defendants whistled his dog to them and shot it to death.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 628 16 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 J. A. Dodd v. W. C. Covington Cannon Damages

Dodd and Covington had a contract on a amount of wood. Dodd asserts Covington broke this contract and owes him the damages resulting from the breaking of said contract.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 900 39 Order A Copy
View Entry 1846 Philip Hoodenpile et al. v. Justices of Cannon County Court Cannon Contract Dispute and Damages

Other plaintiffs: William Bates. Hoodenpile also spelled Hoodenpyl in docs.
Judges: William Cummings; Alexander McKnight; John C. Martin; John D. McBroom; Joseph Hallis; Abner Adams; Samuel Greer; David D. Hipp; Thomas B. Brevard; Nathan Neely; Judges: Thomas Elkins; Peter Daniel; George Grizzle; Daniel S. Ford; C. C. Hancock; John W. Dummar; Francis Cooper; David Patton; Silas A. Robinson; Alexander F. Todd; Martin L. Prater; Amos Gaither; Simeon Hallis; Franklin Coleman; Richard M. Lemay

 Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 222 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1858 Reynear H. Mason v. John F. Weedon Cannon Trespass and Damages Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 265 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1853 Thomas Eakin, et al. v. Samuel Burger, et al. Cannon Trespass and Damages

Additional plaintiffs: William Eakin, A. G. Adams, L. A. McCrary Additional defendants: Abraham Burger, L. L. Peay

 Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 243 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 William J. West v. Jesse Lawrence Cannon Trespass and Damages Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 258 0 Order A Copy