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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 |
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| View Entry | 1854 | Orville Rice & Benjamin F. McFarland v. Elisha Thomason | Grainger | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Thomason (who claimed land under his father's title) accused of trespassing on Pla.' land, cutting timber thereon & making it into rails & hauling it away. Jury ruled in favor of Pla.. Others mentioned: Elisha's son Ezra Thomason & his brother Joel Thomason; Winkfrey Collins, who after he returned from the Mexican War, assisted Joel Thomason in making rails. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1164 | 24 | Order A Copy |