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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 |
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| View Entry | 1820 | John Overton& James Mulherrin v. Daniel Perkins, et al. | Williamson | Covenant Broken | Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 335 | 48 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1820 | John B. Buchanan v. Thomas Hickman | Williamson | Land and Title Dispute |
Case is addressed to the "Principal Surveyor of the Second District in the State of Tennessee." Concerns Military Warrant No. 4732. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 363 | 11 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1820 | John Buchanan v. Heirs of J. J. Williams | Williamson | Land |
Case is addressed to the "Principal Surveyor of the 2nd District in the State of Tennessee." |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 363 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1820 | John Mayfield v. Jacob Gray & Stephen Sutton | Williamson | Non-Payment of Debt |
Gray owed Frederick Owen $168 & Mayfield was security on the loan. Gray became completely insolvent & left Tennessee. Mayfield was left to pay the debt. Stephen Sutton had a judgment against Gray for an additional $190. Mayfield sued to have the debt to Sutton discharged so that the debt owed him by Gray would be prioritized & repaid. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 4 | 10 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1820 | James Irwin v. John Stump & John S. Cox | Williamson | Failure to Pay |
Stump and Cox were merchants in Nashville. They bought a property and house on Market Street in the city of Nashville, located between their own store house & the house of Peter Bassard. The purchase cost $12,000. Money was borrowed from various parties to cover the debt, but it was still not paid on item. Irwin sued to recover the debt or the property. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 4 | 25 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1820 | John McKinney v. Thomas Hickman | Williamson | Land |
The case is addressed to the "Principal Surveyor of the Second District in the State of Tennessee." |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 363 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1820 | James Winchester heirs v. Alexander Donelson, et al. | Williamson | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: Isaac Bledsoe, Henry Bledsoe |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 365 | 43 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1820 | William Crunk, et al. v. Richard Orton, et al. | Williamson | Breach of Bond |
Additional Defendant: Samuel Estes. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 176 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1820 | William Harding v. Samuel Wilson | Williamson | Debt | Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 365 | 15 | Order A Copy |