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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 | 1877 | William Burlison v. John Burlison & Isaac Burlison | Monroe | Land, Sale of |
Plaintiff & defendants were brothers. John sold a tract of land to William for 2 notes of $175 each ($350 total). After transaction, John moved to Illinois & left the notes w/ Isaac to collect money. William claimed to have paid both notes but then Isaac refused to produce &/or destroy the notes & he could not get the deed from John. William was illiterate while his brothers could read & write. |
East | Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1658 | 89 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | William A. Henley, admr. v. Mary K. Parker, et al. | Monroe | Breach of Bond |
Henley wasadmr. of the estate of Arthur H. Henley Sr. Add. pltfs: A. Evaline Parshall, Charles F. Henley, John O. & Lavinia W. Connor, J. L. & Bettie M. McGhee, A. S. Henley, Thomas Henley, Samuel Henley, H. H. Williamson, Thomas & Ann E. Russell, Thomas Williamson, the three last being children and heirs of Sarah H. Williamson, daughter of A. H. Henley Sr., James C. Hall, and James Cliborne. Samuel Henley, fmr. admr., collected large sums of money for the estate, then left TN with all dollars collected. |
East | Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1648 | 230 | Order A Copy |