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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 | 1872 | Alexander Long v. Orville Rice | Hawkins | Debt, Balance on |
Defendant is justly indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $410 plus interest on an account of a note due to the plaintiff. The defendant has no personal property except a tract of land. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1211 | 184 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1835 | John Cocke v. admrs. of George Evans, dec., admrs. of John F. Jack, dec. | Hawkins | Debt, Balance on |
Cocke sued the heirs of George Evans over the proceeds of a toll bridge Evans operated over the Clinch River from about 1812 until it was destroyed by flood in 1823. Heirs include Walker Evans, William D. Nielson and wife, Thomas Walker and wife, Elijah Evans, Jesse Evans, John Jack and wife. Extremely large and delicate file on oversized paper. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1155 | 77 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1867 | John Blevins & Company v. William S. Creed & D. Morris | Hawkins | Debt, Balance on |
The defendant is indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $650, which they unjustly detained from them. Plaintiff is sued for an additional $500 for damages. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1197 | 10 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1868 | R.F. Woodward & Company v. M.R. Bell & Company & J.G. Hudgins | Hawkins | Debt, Balance on |
Defendants are indebted to the plaintiff by note executed in 1864 for the sum of $4,028.22. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1190 | 99 | Order A Copy |