Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1891 C. G. Giles admr., of A. G. Love v. A. L. Gardner et al. Carroll Estate Dispute

Additional defendants: R. L. Gardner, Lillian Love, Mattie Love, A. G. Love Jr., J. C. Sweeney, J. M. Hudson.

 West Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 329 162 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 Harriett A. Dill, admr. v. J. B. Dill, J. C. Laycock Carroll Estate Dispute

C. B. Dill died intestate (1 Mar 1888), remarried four months prior to death with complainant, Harriett, who bore two children; suit for her rights to homestead & dower in real estate. "No, the truth of the matter is, that this old, ignorant, unlettered woman, in her hours of grief over the death of her husband and when he was scarcely cold in his grave, signed this paper with no conception of its meaning and none of her legal rights."-

 West Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 523 188 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 John B. Powers & wife v. George W. McKenzie, et al. Carroll Estate Dispute

Case incomplete: first 250 pages missing.

 West Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 315 274 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 John J. Fuqua, et al.v. W. M. Jones, et al Carroll Land, Sale of

Additional plaintiffs: James P. Fuqua, Thomas H. Harris. Fuqua Harris and Co. Additional Defendants: R. D. Landsden, R. H. Canon.

 West Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 328 94 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 J. A. Johnson v. The Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company Carroll Felonious Killing/Wounding of Livestock West Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 329 56 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 John Spellings v. W. H. Kilbreth Carroll Replevin West Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 335 55 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 Matthew G. Holland v. E. G. Flowers Carroll Habeas Corpus

Writ of habeas corpus alleging that Holland is illegally restrained.

 West Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 335 49 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 M. J. Hart, et al. v. State Carroll Debt

Additional plaintiffs: Mrs. R. L. Hart, Cora Hast, Emma Hart, Herman Hast, W. B. Sherrill and wife, Mollie Sherrill.

 West Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 323 72 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 State v. Nathan Hillsman& Andy Hillsman Carroll Larceny West Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 328 45 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 State v. Ruf Hill Carroll Carrying an Illegal Weapon

The defendant's name may be Rufus, but in the trial record it is written "Ruf." without exception.

 West Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 332 31 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 State v. William Widdis Carroll Murder West Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 315 224 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 State v. David Smothers Carroll Possession of Illegal Weapons West Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 324 14 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 W. H. Kilbreth v. John Spelling Carroll Replevin

Case stemmed from the sale of a mule and failure to pay for the mule.

 West Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 364 12 Order A Copy