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 Gabriel Maupin, trustee for V. B. Armstrong v. Thomas Davidson Coffee Non-Payment of Debt

Davidson rented Armstrong's farm from his agent, Maupin in 1871 with bank notes, and ended the year indebted to Maupin. Davidson was ordered to pay the debt with livestock, and farm equipment, and after 20 days Maupin could sell it at public auction. See Add'l documentation in box MT 269.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 7a 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1911 J. K. Willis, et al. v. J. J. Hensley Coffee Right of Way

A road was to be built on a long standing public easement through a portion of land belonging to Hensley. It was found that the easement was not actually on Hensley's land, but on Harrison Wilkinson's land. Suit seeks to prevent land owners from obstructing the easement, or the construction of the road. Although filed with East, TN cases, this is a Middle, TN case.

 East Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 8a 6 Order A Copy
View Entry 1875 John A. Moore v. O. E. Lynch Coffee Non-Payment of Debt

In April of 1872 an execution for $46+costs was paid by John Price against Moore, in Lynch's favor. The execution was passed to different constables in different counties in an attempt to collect the amount. Lynch & Moore had a history of being indebted to one another.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 6a 31 Order A Copy
View Entry 1875 J. A. Moore, admr. of William Arnold, dec. v. A. Jacobs et al. Coffee Land, Sale of

Additional parties: Wm. Arnold, C. C. Jacobs, William F. Pearron, Willis Blanton, John P. Steele. W. F. Pearron and Alfred Jacobs purchased of Moore a tract of land near Beach Grove in Coffee County adjoining the lands of Norman G. Norton, William Ashley C. C. Jacobs. Complainant executed several notes one of them being Confederate Money.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 28 48 Order A Copy
View Entry 1881 James Price v. J. B. Walker Coffee Land, Sale of

Additional parties: M. Hill.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 39a 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1860 J. P. Morrison v. H. R. A. McCorkle Coffee Land, Sale of Middle Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 291 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1875 James W. Stephens v. Matt Martin & Elizabeth D. Martin, wife Coffee Non-Payment of Debt

In 1843 land belongong to Thomas Patton, then deceased, was sold to an ancestor of Stephens. Martin the obtained a decree in chancery court against Patton's estate, for $370 which was declared a lien on the land that had been purchased by Martin. The property ownership & settement of the debts were sought during this suit.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 8 56 Order A Copy
View Entry 1884 L. B. Austell v. George H. Sims, et al. Coffee Land, Confirmation of Ownership

Other defendants: William H. Sims; James M. Audelott [?].

 Middle Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 628 30 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 Martha E. Jernigan v. J. M. Jernigan Coffee Recovery of Land/Property Middle Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 50 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 M. Statler v. Samuel Carmichael Coffee Land, Sale of Middle Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 50 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1881 R. A. Webster v. D. P. Rathbone Coffee Recovery of Land/Property Middle Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 65 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1875 State v. Alexander Farrar Coffee Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way

The road obstructed led from Floyds to the McMinnville and Shelbyville Road. The obstruction consisted of logs and timbers laid across the road. Defendant claimed it was a private not a public road. The defendant used the road for hauling out timber and corn from that portion of his land up the hollow, and claimed he was the owner of the land upon which the road was built.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 25a 71 Order A Copy
View Entry 1875 State v. D. W. Tucker Coffee Conflict of State Laws

Governor William G. Brownlow introduced and pass the Act of 1868, Chapter 65. Under the new law D.W. Tucker was appointed Tax Collector. He was charged with negligently collecting taxes, failing to collect $1661 the County was owed.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 10 84 Order A Copy
View Entry 1882 Samuel L. Colville et al. v. W. S. Huggins et al. Coffee Land, Sale of

Additional Complainant: David Ramsey. Additional Defendants: J. E. Bashaw, H. P. H. Price, W. S. Huggins, John O. Wright.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 54 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1870 Samuel Scott v. John Sutton Coffee Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Servic Middle Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 328 27 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 Sally Jernigan, et al. v. John W. Taylor Coffee Possession of Land

This case concerns possession of a 90 acre tract of land. Additional Plaintiffs: Jess Kendall

 Middle Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 875 38 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 William Mankin v. Stephen Elliott Coffee Trespass with Force of Arms Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 259 7 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 W. H. Jenkins et al. v. H. S. Emerson et al. Coffee Breach of Bond

Other Plaintiffs: Jesse S. Jenkins, Alpheus G. Jenkins. Heirs of the dec. land owner; Named def., Hiram S. Emerson was Clerk of Court and Special Comm. for 1860 sale of 205 acres($1035). Some Confed money used to purchase this parcel. Full payment received in 1862, but never reported or paid to the plaintiffs. In 1868, defs tendered Bank of TN notes, refused by Jenkins. Other def: W. Blanton, W.A. Carden, pers. rep. of the Est. of James A. Carden, & S.E. Carney, pers. rep. of the Est. of M. Hill.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 28a 190 Order A Copy
View Entry 1875 Winston W. Gill, et al. v. Volney S. Stevenson Coffee Land, Partition of

Additional Plaintiffs: Henrietta B. Gill, Virginia Moore, and Georgette Strong. Additional parties: William Moore, dec.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 31 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1882 W. P. Hickerson et al. v. W. B. Bashaw et al. Coffee Land, Sale of

Additional Complainant: P. C. Isbell. Additional Defendant: B. P. Bashaw.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 57 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1916 Woodville Winton v. Mary E. Winton Coffee Land, Confirmation of Ownership

Includes the Will of J. W. Rankin.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 98 365 Order A Copy
View Entry 1859 William Wood v. James Mason et al. Coffee Land, Sale of

Additional plaintiffs: W. J. Dillard, Joseph Walker. Additional Defendants: William G. Haile and Millie Haile, Rebecca Mason, Jethro D. Conway, Temperance McMahon, Redding Whitehead, Edwin Whitehead, Andrew Whitehead, Joseph Whitehead, John Whitehead, William Clark, Elizabeth Clark, John Jordon, Millie Jordan, William Teague, Temperance Teague, Jacquie Ann Davidson, Mary Haile, Mary E. Mason, John F. Mason, Clara Mason, Mary Robinson, L. M. Robinson, R. J. Keele, Laura Ann Keele, William Lowry, others.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 311 0 Order A Copy