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The files located in the Tennessee Supreme Court Cases represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research at the Tennessee State Library and Archives [TSLA].
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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1788 | White Handly & Co., Halls Hooper & Mitchell v. J. H. Fulghum et al | Cheatham | Fraud |
Additional defendants: wife Mary Fulghum, W.J. Sullivan, administrator of William Greer, dec. Plaintiffs had been granted a judgment from defendant for $1200.00. At the time, defendant owned a valuable tract of land worth $6000 on the Harpeth River. Defendant conveyed said land to to Wm. Greer, dec., for $1500, relinquishing homestead & dower rights but still maintained possession. Complainants claim fraud, due to the unusual sale and inadequate purchase price. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 731 | 33 | Order A Copy |