Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1823 Caleb D. Gwinn v. Elihu S. Hall& Nicholas C. Hall Davidson Debt Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 360 31 Order A Copy
View Entry 1823 John Hodge v. Jesse Wharton & Stephen Caldwell, exe. of George M. Deadrick Davidson Trespass

Cause of action is listed as Trespass and Ejectment.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 365 29 Order A Copy
View Entry 1823 John Linger v. Alexander Bales Claiborne Damages

Bales served in the War of 1812 & was using a rifle & shot bag, apparently belonging to Linger. By 1818, Bales had still not returned the rifle to Linger. Linger sued to have either the gun or its value ($70) given to him.

 East Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 6 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1823 Montgomery Bell, et al. v. Joseph Holt, et al. Davidson Cost Bond

Other plaintiffs: Morgan Brown.
Other defendants: William Hill; Philip Hurt.
Cost bond for Clement McDaniel.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 360 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1823 Ralph Crabb et al. v. John Donelson et al. Davidson Unknown

Case consists of only subpeonas, plaintiffs: Ralph Crabb, wife Miriam Crabb and Thomas Claiborne. Defendants: John, Sandy, Martha, Jacob, Andrew, William, James, Milbury, Alexander, Elizabeth, Samuel, Severn, Levin, Lucinda & Rachel Donelson, Andrew Jackson and his wife Rachel, Thomas Crutcher, Catharine Hutchins, Jane Hays, Alexander Gordon, Mary Caffrey, Robert Naul, Alfred Balch

 Middle Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 188 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1823 Ruben Wilhite et al. v. Solomon Catron White Misrepresentation of Condition of Slave

additional plaintiff - Solomon Yeager - amount in dispute $2400.00

 Middle Range: 32 Section: e Shelf: Box Number: 334 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1823 Roger B. Sappington v. John M. Drake & John White Williamson Land and Title Dispute

Cornelius Drake entered a land grant to the surveyor general for land granted him for military service. After registration, Drake failed to pay taxes on the land. Sappington purchased 150 acres of this land. Cornelius died, leaving the remainder of the land to John M. Drake. White lived on the property, & claimed Cornelius sold him the land before he died. Sappington sued to get him to give up the claim and move off the land.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 4 80 Order A Copy
View Entry 1823 Samuel Moseby v. Thomas Shute, et al. Davidson Cost Bond

Other defendants: William Wallace.
Cost bond for Christopher Stump.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 360 10 Order A Copy
View Entry 1823 Thomas Terry,& his wife Polly Pickett v. John Hamer, Thomas Nelson, exe. of William Robards, dec. Williamson Covenant Broken

Services owed for raising young negro slaves, re: slave named "Sooky," and children named Harriet (b. 1799), Ann and Blanford. Detailed account of costs for raising negroes. Includes detailed balance sheet of expenses in raising negro children.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 359 128 Order A Copy