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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 | 1869 | Jesse Spears v. Robert C. Carter& wife | Hawkins | Land, Contract Dispute |
Plaintiff sold tract of land to defendants under condition that he & his wife be allowed to stay on property & defendant would provide for their "decent and comfortable support" for rest of their natural lives, which plaintiff claimed defendant wasn't doing. Defendant claimed that contract didn't define what "decent and comfortable support" actually was. Name of Carter's wife not given. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1237 | 32 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1869 | Sandy Cockreham& Eliza, his wife v. David Kirkpatrick, et al.. | Hawkins | Land |
Eliza is a freed black woman who was the former slave of one William Smith who is now deceased. His will stated that she be freed upon his death and allowed to live on a certain part of his land. His son sold his land to pay off debts to David Kirkpatrick and now he wants Eliza and her family off the land. |
East | Range: 8 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 814 | 22 | Order A Copy |