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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 | 1839 | Alexander Hays et al. v. Alfred Hays | Greene | Trespass and Damages |
Add. Plaintiff: Rebecca Hays. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 680 | 6 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | Daniel Huff v. James Lake | Claiborne | Trespass and Damages |
Breaking and entering. Lake unlawfully entered the residence of Dunn and ejected him. sued for $500 in damages. See related cases in same box: Jon Den, lessee, of Daniel Huff v. James Lake et al.; Heirs of James Wallin by next friend John Wallin v. Daniel Huff & James Lake; Wallin et al. v. Huff; Wallin v. Daniel Huff et al.; Fanny Wallin v. Daniel Huff. |
East | Range: 18 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1948 | 56 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | James Yourie v. John W. Childress | Rutherford | Trespass and Damages | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 201 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1839 | James Gibbons v. Joseph Thornhill | Jefferson | Trespass and Damages | East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 680 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1839 | Robert L. Yeatman & Robert M. Walker v. Samuel B. Mead & David S. Shelton | Marion | Trespass and Damages | East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 680 | 12 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1839 | State v. William Moffett et al. | Lincoln | Assault and Battery |
Additional defendants: James H. Moffett and James Taylor |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 201 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | State v. Isaac Vanbibber | Claiborne | Assault and Battery |
Victim: Cornelius Bowman. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 680 | 10 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | State v. Joseph Rich et al | Grainger | Assault and Battery |
Victim: William Rayle & others. Add. Defendants: David Rich, Thomas Stroud, Amos Stroud, Samuel Preston, Thomas Whiteside, Murphy Boatman, Grant Taylor, William Song, Solomon Shipley, William McDaniel, Harris Turley, John Turley, others. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 680 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | Samuel A. Lyle v. Daniel Bowman | Washington | Trespass and Damages | East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 680 | 12 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1839 | State v. William Mather | Washington | Assault and Battery |
Incomplete case file. Victim: George Vance. Appeal documents. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1101 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | Samuel Blevins v. James Morrow | Bradley | Trespass and Damages | East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 680 | 14 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1839 | Thomas A. Gray, Jr. v. Acme Coal Company | Hamilton | Injury and Damages |
Exhibits: 3 - knee braces. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 708 | 289 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1839 | William W. Hollingsworth v. William Stennett | Claiborne | Contract Dispute and Damages | East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 755 | 32 | Order A Copy |