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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 | 1881 | Allen, Bush & West v. J. P. Fuqua, admr. et al | Carroll | Debt on Account |
Additional Plaintiff: Lewis A. Hurt, surviving partner in firm of Abbott & Hurt. Fuqua admr. of J. W. Abbott, dec. Firm of Allen, Bush & West comprised of J. H. Allen, T. H. West & J. C. Bush. Plaintiffs sued to collect $607.29 due them on account. |
West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 336 | 35 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1881 | B. D. Shofner v. Thomas French | Carroll | Ejectment | West | Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 181A | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1881 | Eliza A. Warren v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company | Carroll | Injury and Damages | West | Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 181A | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1881 | Marshall & Hilsman v. A. W. Hurt et al. | Carroll | Debt |
Motion to condemn land. Additional Defendants: Elizabeth Hurt, William Hurt, J. K. P. Clements. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 128 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1881 | State v. Martha A. Smith | Carroll | Libel |
The defendant was accused of slandering Mary Philips, a teacher. |
West | Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 176 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1881 | State v. Joseph W. Phillips | Carroll | Libel |
Defendant indicted for writing and publishing a defamatory letter against Mary Phillips on 22 July 1879. Among the accusations is a charge of "unbecoming conduct" with a Tommie Lisles. |
West | Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 167 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1881 | S. W. Hawkins, trustee v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company | Carroll | Assumpsit | West | Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 181A | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1881 | W. A. Marshall v. M. H. Hart, admr. of R. L. Hart | Carroll | Recovery of Money/ Wages | West | Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 167 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1881 | Young W. Allen v. S. N. Williams& A. W. Hogwood | Carroll | Debt | West | Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 182 | 0 | Order A Copy |