Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry 1853 Barney B. Stephens & W. D. Davis v. Duck River S. W. N. Co. Maury Property Damage

Stephens and Davis claim this company has erected a dam that has caused back up, flooding, and damage to their mills.

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View Entry 1853 Bank of Tennessee v. John C. Neilly& William Pillow Maury Debt Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 241 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1853 Columbia& Hampshire Turnpike Co. v. William L. Garner Maury Failure to Pay

Failure to pay toll.

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View Entry 1853 Edward H. Chaffin, exe. of R. C. Whiteside v. James N. Scribner Maury Debt

Amount of Debt $500

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View Entry 1853 Hightine Middleton v. George R. Long Maury Damages

Property includes slaves.

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View Entry 1853 James H. Wilkes & William Perry, admr. of B. F. Macon v. Edward H. Chaffin, admr. of R. C. Whiteside Maury Debt Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 240 8 Order A Copy
View Entry 1853 Joseph A. Walker & John B. Langford v. Noble D. Ellis & Christopher C. Moore Maury Trespass and Damages Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 239 40 Order A Copy
View Entry 1853 Jeremiah Crafton v. Samuel P. McGee Maury Breach of Contract

Failure to transport corn.

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View Entry 1853 John Jamison v. John Davis Maury Debt

Jamison claims Davis owes him $50 for the use of one of his slaves

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View Entry 1853 John Scribner v. Edward H. Chaffin Maury Debt Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 239 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1853 John F. Jordan v. Franklin A. Polk Maury Debt Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 241 7 Order A Copy
View Entry 1853 Joseph H. Sheppard& William H. Gordon v. Arthur Ferguson& Thomas H. Treadway Maury Trespass and Damages Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 240 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1853 J. W. Edwards v. Edward H. Chaffin exe., of Richard Whiteside Maury Debt

Amount of debt $500.00

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View Entry 1853 President & Board of Directors of the Bank of Tennessee v Richard C. Whiteside, John C. Neeley& Jesse S. Harris Maury Debt

Richard C. Whiteside died and his executor was Edward H. Chaffin. Chaffin was trying to settle the estate with the partners against the bank.

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View Entry 1853 President, Directors & Co. of the Union Bank of the State of Tenn. v. Alfred& John Smiser Maury Debt

This deals with the estate of G. T. Greenfield and Mrs. Greenfield as executrix on a thousand dollar certificate and how it was credited at the bank

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View Entry 1853 Robert A. Parker v. Edward H. Chaffin Maury Estate Dispute

Chaffin executor of John Kirk, deceased.

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View Entry 1853 Sydney Y. Watson v. Lewis G. Lanier Maury Covenant Broken Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 248 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1853 Samuel A. Pointer v. Edward H. Chaffin Maury Debt Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 239 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1853 Silas D. Thompson, et al. v. Absalom Thompson Maury Trespass and Damages

Additional plaintiffs: John Bridgeforth and wife Elizabeth, Joseph Smith, James Robertson and wife Harriett, Enos Crawford and wife Susan, Robert Crawford and wife. This case concerns a slave.

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View Entry 1853 State v. The Columbia& Hampshire Turnpike Company Maury Breach of Contract Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 239 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1853 William Turner v. Hugh Bradshaw & George W. Gordon Maury Debt Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 240 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1853 William T. Roberts v. Robert Cross Maury Promissory Note

Roberts states that Cross has failed to pay him the amount agreed upon in a promissory note

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View Entry 1853 William McKissack & James T. McKissack v. Harmon W. Smith Maury Scire Facias

This seems to be a debt of Harmon Miller with the business of the McKissack Company. The administrator of the estate of Harmon Miller, Harmon W. Smith filed against the McKissack

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