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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 | 1901 | W. P. Ridley et al.v. W. P. Halladay [Halliday] et al | Maury | Land and Title Dispute |
J.W.S. Ridley died w/lg estate, 4 children: Webb, Wm, Mary Pillow, Annie. Webb married, 2 sons James Webb, George Whitney; Annie married to Wm Parker Halliday Jr, 1 son Wm III. W.C. Salmon--guardian ad litem for minors Mary, James, George, Wm III. This case consolidated w/W.P. Ridley et al.v. International Phosphate Co et al. Both cases involve 580-acre farm (& adjoining 119 acres) w/in 2 miles of Mt. Pleasant, TN, center of extensive phosphate mining territory; land was known to contain phosphate. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 758 | 82 | Order A Copy |