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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 | 1835 | Elizabeth Pearce v. William Gleaves, et al. | Williamson | Estate Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Nathaniel Cartmele, Isabella Cartmele, Sally Gleaves, William D. Gleaves, John E. Gleaves, James Gleaves, Michael Gleaves, Mary Ann Gleaves, William Young, Sophia Young, William A. Gleaves, Henry A. Gleaves Additional defendants continued: infant children of Thomas Gleaves, and Ezekial B. McCoy. This case deals with slavery and includes a clipping of a newspaper article titled: "Valuable Negroes For Sale." |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 200 | 62 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1835 | John Doe, et al. v. John Nichols | Williamson | Breaking and Entering |
Additional Plaintiffs: John Doe, Leasee of Nancy Dupree and Keziah Woolridge Cause of Action: Case listed it as Breaking and Entering with force and arms. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1835 | James Irwin v. George A. Irian | Williamson | Trespass and Damages | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1835 | Thomas H. Bradley v. Gary A. Harris | Williamson | Damages |
Amount of damages $250.00 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1835 | Thomas Perkins v. John Overton& William Thomas | Williamson | Land |
A tract of land in Williamson County is discussed in this case |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 376 | 31 | Order A Copy |