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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 | 1821 | Joseph Lacy v. State | Roane | Fraud |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he defrauded John Oliver via a forged bank note. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 62 | 20 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1859 | State v. Asa H. Grandall | Roane | Fraud |
The State claims that the defendant falsely, fraudulently and feloniously did sell a mule to Willima Smith telling him that the mule was one years old when it was three years old. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1177 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1891 | William Cody, by next friend John Cody v. Roane Iron Company | Roane | Fraud |
Incomplete case; opinion only. Cody, a minor, sued the Iron Company for $10,000 in damages after he was injured while employed by them. Cody was awarded $500. However, John Cody, his father, as next friend, was awarded the money rather than William. William had come of age & was suing for fraud, asserting that he was the intended recipient of the award, not his father. This was a reported case. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 5 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | Wesley Silvey v. Jason C. Roberts | Roane | Land, Fraud |
Elizabeth Scott was represented in court be Wesley Silvey. Scott entered into a contract to sell a tract of land to Jason Roberts. Scott, who was illiterate, believed she was going to be paid $1200. However, the contract she was given only promised $800. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1173 | 20 | Order A Copy |