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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 | 1879 | D. B. Cooper clerk& master v. M. E. Voss et al. | Maury | Property, Petition to Compel Delive |
Additional defendant - W. D. Davis |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 53 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1895 | Gaar, Scott & Co. v. Hughes & Hatcher | Maury | Petition to Compel Payment |
The plaintiff company, a corporation of Indiana, sued the defendant firm of attorneys in Columbia, Tennessee to hold them liable for a note sent to them for collection. The plaintiffs claimed the defendants collected money for the plaintiffs and then lost the money through their negligence in a bank that failed. No complete docket number. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1093 | 139 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1887 | G. W. C. Maxwell, et al. v. Samuel M. Arnell, et al. | Maury | Petition to Compel Sale |
Other plaintiffs: A. F. Alexander. Other defendants: Cornelia C. Arnell (spouse of Samuel). Petition to sell defendant's land in order to satisfy $1718.72 debt to plaintiffs. See Columbia Central Turnpike Company v. A. N. Akin (in MT 702) for case resulting from sale of land in this case. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 702 | 78 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | Susan Revier by next friend v. Houser, Brown, et al. | Maury | Sale, Petition to Halt |
Additional defendants: James M. Sheppard, N. W. Jones. Land was purchased with profit from sale of slave. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 32 | 0 | Order A Copy |