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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 | 1897 | P. R. Wells v. Ellums Rowland | Carroll | Fraud |
Defendant described as "an illiterate, weak minded, and feeble man about 80 years old" who was taken advantage of by a Chandler, who flattered him and read "love letters from women and telling him that he was young and good looking and could make money" by selling them a cultivator and seeder as an agent of the American Harrow Co. Wells was the company agent. |
West | Range: 82 Section: c Shelf: Box Number: 536 | 154 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1897 | S. E. Tucker v. C. H. Springer et al. | Carroll | Breach of Contract |
Additional Defendants: L. J. Tosh and Loula Gorden |
West | Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 536 | 412 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1897 | State v. Tot Morphis | Carroll | Assault |
Victim: Willey Bryant |
West | Range: 82 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 665 | 54 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1897 | T. H. Burks, et al. v. The Huntingdon Building, Loan& Savings Association, et al | Carroll | Debt |
Debt for stock purchased. Additional defendants: Miranda Baker; T. H. Baker, Jr.; Bess Baker; R. A. Green; and Birdie Green. Additional defendant: J.C. R. McCall. Two folders. |
West | Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 724 | 405 | Order A Copy |