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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 | 1867 | R. M. Hodges v. State | Montgomery | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape | Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 321 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1867 | Richard Wood, Benjamin Marsh, Lewis Haywood et al. v. J. E. Broadder et al. | Montgomery | Debt Dispute |
Additional Defendants: J. J. Johnson and J. F. Johnson. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 280 | 29 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1867 | State v. Solomon McReynolds | Montgomery | Bigamy |
Defendant is listed as a "Man of Color" in court documents. Case concerns the legality of marriage between newly emancipated enslaved people who were living together as man and wife. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 266 | 51 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1867 | T. M. Brennan v. Edgefield & Kentucky Railroad Company | Montgomery | Debt, Execution on | Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 321 | 16 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1867 | W. H. Bristol& Thomas Skidmore v. Memphis, Clarksville, & Louisville Railroad Co. | Montgomery | Breach of Contract |
Plaintiffs are appealing the charge that they did not complete the work they were paid for, including building a bridge. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 280 | 6 | Order A Copy |