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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 | 1822 | David Love v. John Peyton | Sumner | Trespass and Damages | Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 183 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1822 | James Gwin v. Thomas Perkins | Sumner | Land, Contract Dispute |
The parties are in disagreement over the conditions of a land contract/agreement involving several hundred acres of land There appears to be several counties involved in this case |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 334 | 62 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1822 | Peter Mosely & wife v. Nicholas B. Pryor | Sumner | Estate Dispute |
Wife Sally Mosely, executor of Bedford Brown deceased, co-defendant Samuel Mosely. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 181 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1822 | Stephen W. Thompson v. John Allen & Daniel McAulay | Sumner | Covenant Broken |
Thompson contracted Allen & McAulay to load flat bottomed boat with tobacco at Cairo, IL and pilot to New Orleans then sell cargo. Defendants allegedly performed none of task. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 181 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1822 | William Gill, admr. of Sally G. Gill v. John Peyton | Sumner | Estate Dispute | Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 181 | 0 | Order A Copy |