Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1868 G. B. Netherton, admr. Of Wilson McMahan, dec. v. Jacob Tyson, Jefferson Denton & Russell Jenkins Cocke Debt

Wilson McMahan had sold and delivered to defendants 2700 pounds of beef. Defendants promised to pay 15 cents per pound but did not pay McMahan in his lifetime nor Netherton, despite many requests, to the plaintiff's damage $500.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1189 95 Order A Copy
View Entry 1868 J. H. & W. A. Susong v. William Jack Cocke Trespass with Force of Arms

The defendant, as an agent for the Confederate Government, purchased a lot of 5,000 pounds of bacon from the plaintiff. Payment is in question .

 East Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1069 31 Order A Copy
View Entry 1868 James Swaggerty v. W.R. Neilson & John D. Smith Cocke Debt Settlement

Incomplete casefile. John D. Smith was the executor of John Maloy dec'd. The plaintiff received a prior judgment against the defendants. The defendants were forced to sell land in order to settle the debt awarded to the plaintiff. Plaintiff purchased the land using credit from the judgment awarded to him. Ownership of the land was then questioned. See additional documents in box ET 6, ET 788.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1191 27 Order A Copy
View Entry 1868 James Swagerty v. John D. Smith, exe. Cocke Land

John Maloy, dec., William R. Neilson. Opinion documents.

 East Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 788 8 Order A Copy
View Entry 1868 Jesse Baxton v. McKinney McMahan & William T. Weavn Cocke Debt

Baxton sued McKinney [alt. spelling McKinna] and Weavn for not paying for a rifle.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1189 16 Order A Copy
View Entry 1868 Thomas Caton v. William McLeveen et al Cocke Trespass and Damages

Add. defendants: James Sevagrty, Rusell McNobb, Russell Baker, Nathaniel Giles, Abraham Denton, Sr., Abraham Denton, Jr., Martin Acton, James Wilson, John Wilson, William Clevingn, J.R. Allen, Alexander E. Smith, John Murrell, William R. Smith, Anderson Min, Anderson Harrison, Henry Gouchmoun, Anderson Fox, Benjamin P. Hopkins, Thomas Jackson, and others. The defendants unlawfully and falsely imprisoned the plaintiff for two years, causing injury in the process. Suing for damages in the sum of $50,000.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1227 195 Order A Copy