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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 | 1852 | Aquilla [Aquila?] Jones v. Joseph Williams | Grainger | Debt, Execution on |
Judgment rendered against Jones in favor of Williams, who then satisfied that judgment by levying on a parcel of corn (14 barrels) belonging to Jones, which corn Jones believed to be exempt from execution because Jones was a head of family. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1152 | 11 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1846 | Sam Rhea v. William L. Atkinson & Joseph Cobb | Grainger | Debt, Execution on |
Rhea recovered judgment against Atkinson for debt & filed suit to execute that judgment against Atkinson's property, specifically a negro girl aged 9 or 10 named Nancy, but her ownership was in dispute. Atkinson was married to Rhea's daughter Elizabeth. Nancy's mother was Dinah, who originally belonged to Rhea. Case mentions the Atkinson children: Pharoe, Joseph, Catherine, & James. Joseph Cobb was Atkinson's security. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1126 | 25 | Order A Copy |