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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 | 1870 | B. A. McFarland admr. v. Frederick Brewer et al. | Hawkins | Debt |
Additional defendants: Ezekiel Anderson, A. L. Rogers, and Betsey Kenner admr. of Wiley B. Kenner dec. Plaintiff is the admr. of Jacob Bewley dec.. The estate of Bewley sued the estate of Kenner for payment on a note. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1238 | 55 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1870 | John A. McKinney, admr. v. Wesley A. Phillips | Hawkins | Debt |
File contains opinion of case. McKinney is the admr. Of William Lyons dec.. William Lyons and David Lyons, partners under the trade name William Lyons and Son, executed a note for $3,000 to the defendant. Both William and David are now deceased. The estate sued for payment. It appears that George M. Lyons was the original admr. of the plaintiff's estate and his name appears on the original suit. Phillips also spelled Phipps. |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 786 | 39 | Order A Copy |