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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 | Andrew Anderson, et al. v. Samuel Stalcup, et al., R. P. Currin, Abraham Maury, et al. | Sumner | Estate Dispute |
Estate of Robert Clark, who died intestate. Andrew Anderson and his wife, Dorcas; Samuel Anderson and his wife, Anna (Clark); Andrew Clark. Samuel Stalcup and his wife, Rachel (Clark)- former wife of Robert Clark, dec. Mentions property: Lot No. 54, town of Franklin. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 366 | 36 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1820 | James Tisdale et al. v. Sterling Wheaton et al | Sumner | Partnership Settlement |
Dispute between parties of the former mercantile firm of Wheaton and Tisdale |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 335 | 53 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1820 | John Mitchell v. Elisha Green, et al. | Sumner | Ejectment-Unlawful Detainer |
Additional defendants - Elisha Green and Patrick Darby. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 179 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1820 | Tilghman, George, Woodruff, Garrison, Kelly, & Armstead Stubblefield, Edward & Fanny Bradley, William & Elizabeth Bradshaw, Meredith & Nancy Watson v. Selby Haney, John A. Debow, & Benjamin Hardy | Sumner | Land and Title Dispute |
Sally Harney was in possession of a large plot of land. Following her death, the land was disputed among many heirs. This suit was filed to clarify the chain of title and to disperse the land among the appropriate heirs. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 4 | 72 | Order A Copy |