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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 | 1836 | James Smith v. John E. Wheeler | Campbell | Debt on Account |
Wheeler indebted to Smith for $331.25 for goods provided, failing to complete a promise to make good on the money owed. This case may be related to later Knox Cty Chancery case between same parties (who were also in partnership w/each other, as merchants in trade dba Smith & Wheeler. Knox Cty case located in ET Box 1261. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1146 | 17 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1836 | John Blair et al. v. Pathkiller | Roane | Debt, Execution on |
Origin of debt: previous court judgments. Add. Plaintiff: James Johnson. The original case concerns the ejectment for the recovery of 640 acres of land in Roane County claimed as Reservation under the Calhoun Treaty. Pathkiller was the last hereditary chief of the Cherokee, and a colonel under Andrew Jackson in the Creek War. See ET 1627 for other related cases. |
East | Range: 20 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1627 | 32 | Order A Copy |