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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 | 1833 | Aricus Hatfield v. Jesse Vaughn & William Brown | Morgan | Land and Title Dispute |
Exhibits include hand-drawn maps. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 672 | 21 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1859 | Benjamin Staples & William Scott v. James Duncan et al. | Morgan | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Vandeman Byrd, Francis M. Byrd, G.W. Keith. A portion of the land parcel in question ran near the KentuckyTurnpike Road. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1173 | 46 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1859 | David Kuho Sr. v. Francis Feiser | Morgan | Forcible Entry and Detainer |
Cause of action listed in document as "forcible and unlawful entry and detainer." Plaintiff claimed to own a plot of land in Morgan County & that the defendant "unlawfully detains the possession of the same from him." |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1132 | 19 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1942 | Diamond Coal Mining Co. v. Fred Ruffner | Morgan | Injury and Damages |
Workmen's Compensation. |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 277 | 75 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1857 | Eli Fairchilds v. John Williams, Jr. | Morgan | Forcible Entry and Detainer |
Plaintiff filed the suit for forcible and unlawful entry and detainment by the defendant onto a certain tract of land that the plaintiff owned. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1163 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1941 | Freeman Hall v. Sam Jackson | Morgan | Injury and Damages |
"Workmen's Compensation." |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 277 | 49 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1901 | John Laugly | Morgan | Land and Title Dispute |
Case file is incomplete; motion only. Plaintiff is motioning to waiver appeal costs. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 91 | 7 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1946 | Joe Bye v. Pete Peltz | Morgan | Injury and Damages |
Resulting from damages to a flock of sheep by the Defendant's dogs. |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 273 | 94 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1941 | J. S. Williams v. Lige Williams | Morgan | Land and Title Dispute | East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 273 | 52 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1935 | Millard Liles, et al.v. AETNA Life Insurance Company | Morgan | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Both plaintiffs were employed by Coalfield Coal Company and had group disability insurance through defendant company. Both plaintiffs were injured while on the job and sued defendant company for disability insurance benefits. Additional Plaintiff: Noah J. Stonecipher. Exhibits: Insurance policy, Notice of increase of insurance, correspondence between plaintiffs and defendant company. |
East | Range: 10 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1548 | 181 | Order A Copy |