Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1816 Bartholomew Conyers v. James Lillard, William Campbell,& John Lillard Knox Land and Title Dispute

Conyers sued for the title to a tract of 46.5 acres that he had bought from Lillard for $449. Case started in 1807.

 East Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1250 58 Order A Copy
View Entry 1888 C. L. Carpenter& A. N. Brown v. Elva Bowers Knox Land and Title Dispute

Case incomplete; brief only.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 103 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1820 Greene et al. v. Justus Huffacre Knox Land and Title Dispute

Additional Plaintiffs: Unknown.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 61 160 Order A Copy
View Entry 1842 G. M. Harrell v. Adeline Bailey, et al. Knox Land and Title Dispute

Additional Defendants: Rufus Scott, E. L. Scott, and J. Y. Scott.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 27 615 Order A Copy
View Entry 1876 H. T. Cox v. A. H. Russell Knox Land and Title Dispute

Additional defendants: Eli Henderson, John Tinley, A. C. Wilson, Wiley Foust, Fredrick Barnell and William Johnson. Dispute over who owned a tract of land sold by Russell. See also: ET Box 1088, H. T. Cox v. A. H. Russell, et al.

 East Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1654 140 Order A Copy
View Entry 1813 John Chesney& Sarah Chesney v. George Isom Knox Land and Title Dispute East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 52 50 Order A Copy
View Entry 1814 James Boyd v. Margaret Humes et al. Knox Land and Title Dispute

Additional Defendants: admr. Or Samuel Fryar and S. W. Craig, admr. Of T. Humes dec. and Humes heirs.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 55 31 Order A Copy
View Entry 1815 James Kennedy v. John Blackford, et al. Knox Land and Title Dispute

Exhibit only- Deposition of Alexander Outlaw. Additional defendants: John McCleary, David Hunter. See also boxes 2a; 787; 78; 99; 20; 724; 788.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 99 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1905 Joseph Acker v. Knoxville, LaFollette, & Jellico Railroad Co. Knox Land and Title Dispute

Case incomplete; brief only.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 103 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1866 James Wilhite v. Emeline Hickey Knox Land and Title Dispute

In Nov of 1864, Wilhite was arrested by US soldiers & taken to Knoxville, at which time Hickey was put in possession of Wilhite's land under lease agreement she had with William G. Brownlow, Special Agent of US Treasury Dept, appointed to take charge of & lease captured & abandoned property. Previous owner of the land (H.W. Swan) said to be a rebel. Land in dispute: 30 acres on Sevierville Road, 4-1/2 miles from Knoxville. Jury ruled for Wilhite.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1200 35 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 J. B. & W. G. Brownlow, Agents for Leasing Company No. 1 v. Ressler Leather Company Knox Land and Title Dispute

Brownlows recovered judgment against Ressler for $430 & for possession of premises at No. 310 Wall Avenue in Knoxville, where proprietorship shoe repair business was located (known as Wall Avenue Shoe Shop). Shop at 1 point operated by Louis Friedman, brother-in-law of Fred Millen, who leased the premises from the Brownlows. Friedman had become indebted to Ressler, who allowed Millen's son Louis to operate the shoe repair shop until debt pd. Dispute over ownership of the shop.

 East Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1350 67 Order A Copy
View Entry 1832 James Rodgers v. James Ramsey et al Knox Land and Title Dispute

Add. Defendants: William B. A. Ramsey, Eliza Ramsey Scott, James Scott, John Ramsey, Francis A. Ramsey, David Parker.

 East Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 729 59 Order A Copy
View Entry 1845 Jesse Rogers v. Frederick Bolinger& Jacob Bolinger Knox Land and Title Dispute

Plaintiff made an arrangement with the defendant to pay for a tract of land. Plaintiff is bringing this case to receive the title.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1133 42 Order A Copy
View Entry 1900 La Follette Land & Improvement Co., et al. v. W. H. Hollingsworth, et al. Knox Land and Title Dispute

Case is incomplete; brief only.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 90 15 Order A Copy
View Entry 1818 Nathaniel Cowan v. David Campbell et al. Knox Land and Title Dispute

Additional Defendants: Jean Campbell, William M. Cowan, Polly Cowan.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 58 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1821 Robert Bell v. Nathaniel Mitchell & Thomas Nolan Knox Land and Title Dispute East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 62 23 Order A Copy
View Entry 1817 Robert Miller v. James Miller Knox Land and Title Dispute East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 55 35 Order A Copy
View Entry 1858 Ruth D. Sawyers & James C. Sawyers, by their guardian John N. Sawyers, & William Sawyers, admr of Nancy Jane Sawyers, dec v. Andrew Clowers Knox Land and Title Dispute

Dispute over boundary line. Land of William Zackery, dec, on waters of Big Flat Creek, was divided & apportioned in 1837 via court order among Zackery's heirs: Alcey [Ailcy], John, Sarah & Rufus Zackery; Catherine Zackery Ferguson & Sinie Zackery Sharp. In 1848, Alcey deeded his portion to John Sawyers (now dec), whose land apportioned among his heirs (incl Pla.) after his death. Dispute over location of boundary line between this land & Clowers' land; Clowers accused of moving a fence not on his land.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1183 34 Order A Copy
View Entry 1876 Samuel J. Tarver v. Henderson Clapp Knox Land and Title Dispute

Contains 1st, 2nd, & 3rd appeals. Both parties claimed ownership of a tract of land in Knox County.

 East Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1652 239 Order A Copy
View Entry 1872 T. D. Zook v. William Smith et al. Knox Land and Title Dispute

Additional Defendants: Unknown. Related documents may be found in ET 1233.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 35 6 Order A Copy
View Entry 1831 William Hixson v. George Whittleberry & Henry Hawkins Knox Land and Title Dispute East Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 739 60 Order A Copy
View Entry 1816 William Brown v. Elizabeth Evans & William Roper Knox Land and Title Dispute East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 55 39 Order A Copy