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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 | 1836 | George W. Campbell v. James B. Porter et al. | Williamson | Land, Contract Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Mary Doherty and James Porter's wife Helen formerly Helen Doherty, David Yarborough and Frances, his wife, formerly Frances Doherty. Planitiff claimed articles of agreement were entered in 1831 with Helen and Frances Doherty. Helen & Frances were daughters of George Doherty, who at the time of his death owned several parcels of land. One tract being within Indian boundary. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: Oversize 1 | 232 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1836 | George W. Thompson v. Matthew Watson, Robert Gibson | Williamson | Debt |
Merchant firm of "Watson & Gibson." Debt owned on note; also with George W. Richardson, a merchant located in Hillsborough, Franklin County, TN. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 379 | 24 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1836 | John S. Russwurm v. Ann W. Mordecai | Williamson | Estate Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 198 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1836 | Joseph Woods & Robert Woods v. David McGavock et al. | Williamson | Deed Dispute | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 379 | 48 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1836 | Robert Maitland v. John McIver | Williamson | Estate Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1836 | State v. James Jones | Williamson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Person he was trying to kill - Soloman Oden |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1836 | William O. Perkins v. William Floyd et al. | Williamson | Slaves, Selling of |
Selling a young slave girl named Lucy for $800 |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1836 | William C. Walker, admr. v. Samuel B. McConnico | Williamson | Estate Dispute |
Estate of Garner McConnico. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 199 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1836 | William C. Walker, admr. of Garner McConnico, dec. v. Michael Kinncaid, et al. | Williamson | Estate Settlement |
Garner McConnico died intestate; owed his bond to Mary Walker of $1,360.23 for money borrowed from her. McConnico made his deed of trust to Kinncaid in 1832, 100 acres of land, eighteen negroes and other personal property. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 378 | 30 | Order A Copy |