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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 | 1873 | J. W. Clark v. S. J. Inman | Cocke | Debt Settlement |
The plaintiff was granted judgment in a previous case to collect a certain amount of funds to cover a debt to him by the defendant. The defendant never followed through with the judgment and a second case has been brought to the court. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1235 | 21 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1873 | Thomas Smith v. Joel Rem & Daniel Ragan | Cocke | Petitions for Certiorari |
The plaintiff owned property in 1868 and 1869 and made taxes payable by the clerk of the county court and were collected by J. Rem, who was at the time the revenue/tax collector for the county. The constable, James Arrington, then said the plaintiff was liable for the said taxes he had already paid to the county. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1235 | 20 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1873 | Walker Slaydon & George L. Bird et al.v. John Stokeley & George W. Susong et al | Cocke | Ejectment |
Add. plaintiffs: Penelope Slaydon (Sladen) & Margaret Bird. Add. defendants: Stephen Brooks & Nat Watkins. Plaintiffs are sued for an action of trespass in ejectment to their damages in the sum of $500. The plaintiffs were tenants on a tract of land in a dwelling and the defendants forcibly trespassed in their dwelling and ejected them from the same, unlawfully seizing the property as their own and refusing to return it. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1238 | 89 | Order A Copy |