Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1851 Amos Carden, for the use of R. C.& A. A. Humphreys v. Andrew Smyth Monroe Petitions for Certiorari

Dispute began over note given by defendant to plaintiff over sale of a horse. Plaintiff won judgment against defendant & defendant was appealing.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1156 14 Order A Copy
View Entry 1858 Daniel Dayley v. Benjamin D. Clift Monroe Petition for Injunction

Dayley [alt. spelled Daily] wanted an injunction against Clift from collecting an execution in favor of Clift against Dayley. Dayley sued Clift to get a credit of $100 (balance of note Dayley claimed he paid and which Clift had received execution for) and to give up bond to make A. Newton a title for tract of land.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1206 40 Order A Copy
View Entry 1928 G. C. Millsaps v. Savannah Crofts Monroe Petitions for Certiorari

Case references the "Law Court" of Hancock County. Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1834 James Gray v. Thomas Triplett Monroe Petitions for Certiorari

Gray sought writs of certiorari and Supersedeas on a judgment against him for notes or bonds.

 East Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 706 15 Order A Copy
View Entry 1875 Jesse F. Owen v. J. & M. Rose Monroe Petition for Injunction

Hugh S. Fry executed power of attorney to R. N. Hood, enabling a successful judgement against plaintiff. Although named in the suit, Owen asserted he never assumed the role of stayor, so should not be named in the suit and his property not placed on lien.

 East Range: 20 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1628 55 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Manley Cagle v. Robert McCauley, et al. Monroe Petition to Halt Sale

Additional Defendants: Robert McCauley, G. M. Cagle, Marcus Cagle, Hugh B. Webster, Monroe County.

 East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 644 111 Order A Copy
View Entry 1876 M. A. Helm, guardian of Nettie F. Keith v. W. A. Hoskins Monroe Sale, Petition to Halt

Connected to cases Helm v. Keith in ET 1571 and ET 1228. Helm sold Hoskins Keith's shares in Tellico Mfr. Co. As Helm was only guardian of Keith, the court has to approve or deny the sale of anything willed to Nettie F. by her father Wm. F. Keith.

 East Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1645 61 Order A Copy
View Entry 1840 Robert Cannon v. William Bayles Monroe Debt, Petition on

Trespass on the case, $200 damages claimed. Cannon had judgment against Thomas Hunt, then deceased, for whose estate Bayles was an admr. Bayles agreed to pay the judgment within 6 mos. if Cannon would agree not to take steps to collect it until then. Bayles failed to pay the judgment within 6 mos., so Cannon brought this lawsuit to recover the judgment.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1144 7 Order A Copy
View Entry 1869 Thomas H. Hightower v. John R. & David Baker Monroe Petitions for Certiorari

Hightower sued Bakers for debt due by note under $500. Justice of the Peace ruled against plaintiff in favor of defendants. Plaintiff sought new hearing, which was initially granted and later refused. Hightower applied for writ of certiorari, charging the justice's judgment was unjust toward him.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1185 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1875 W. W. Grubb v. John Allen Monroe Petitions for Certiorari

The defendant recovered a previous judgment against the plaintiff for $463. Plaintiff offered William Neal as Stayor. One month later, a deputy sheriff arrived at the plaintiff's home with an execution in his hands and levied his property. The plaintiff late found that Neal had asked that his name be removed as stayor. The plaintiff now charges that proper legal steps were not taken when the stayor was released and the execution was issued.

 East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 643 21 Order A Copy