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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 | 1940 | A. L. Green, et al. v. R. H. Williams, et al. | Grainger | Debt for Rent |
Additional Complainants: A. B. Green, H. C. Lawson. Additional Defendants: Ralph Black, Nick Black, Citizens Bank and Trust Co., C. B. Cabbage. Also mentioned is J. R. Miller, dec. who entered into lease agreement with Defendant. Exhibits: lease, chattel mortgage, public sale notice, deed. |
East | Range: 7 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 518 | 368 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Calvin Norris & Peter Tharp & wife v. Carter L. Dalton & Betsy Dalton | Grainger | Appeal for New Trial |
This case is an appeal to an earlier case, "Calvin Norris & Mahalia Norris v. C. L. Dalton & Betsy Dalton", located in Box ET79. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1163 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1840 | Henry Bowen v. Thomas H. Howell | Grainger | Petitions for Certiorari |
Bowen rented a horse from a third party (John Elledge) to take a wagon load of bacon to SC. Howell purchased the same horse from Elledge and attempted to take possession by suit against Bowen as he was leaving for the delivery. Incomplete case file; petition for certiorari. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 18 | 10 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1856 | I.M. & F.H. Preston v. John Douglass; James L. West v. I.M. & F.H. Preston | Grainger | Motion for Appeal |
Defendants previously secured a judgment against the plaintiffs Preston for $546. The plaintiffs now are attempting to overrule the previous judgment based on a restatement of the facts. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1180 | 39 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1934 | Mrs. Cecil French Frazier v. T. C. Jarnagin Grocery Co., et al. | Grainger | Petition for Injunction |
Additional Defendant: H. L. Madgett, a deputy sheriff. Complainant prayed for an injunction restraining defendants from selling land and for a decree declaring said land exempt to her as homestead. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 774 | 35 | Order A Copy |