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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 | 1870 | William Boond v. Richard Hayworth& Son | Grainger | Debt |
Plaintiff in error was sued by Hayworth and Son for debt due on a note given for the purchase of produce. The original case included A. S. Sellars as a co-defendant. There is a question in this case as to whether or not Sellars can legally be regarded as a business partner to Boond and if Sellars had the legal right to sign their partnership name to a note. |
East | Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1240 | 53 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1870 | William M. M. Lean v. John Brooks | Grainger | Debt |
Brooks left home for the Army is 1862. Before leaving he loaned Lean, the plaintiff in error, $1,000 in Confederate money for the purchase of a mill. Brooks claims Lean has never repaid the loan. |
East | Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1240 | 28 | Order A Copy |