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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 | 1841 | Right Johnson v. John Billinglsey | Bledsoe | Possession, Unlawful |
Ben Bridgman recovered a judgement from Thomas Moonyham for $40. Moonyham had hogs that were to be taken in payment, but they were moved to John Billingsly's property, apparently in order to avoid the attachment of the hogs to the debt. Billingsly was sued to recover the hogs. |
East | Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 18 | 22 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1841 | Richard Hale v. John Hale | Bledsoe | Land, Sale of |
Plaintiff purchased a tract of land for $600, but the land was levied and the terms of the purchase state the bill was to be made on the last installment of the purchase. Plaintiff paid off the land owner, Baker, not knowing the defendant had already taken over the deed to the land and tried to sell the land again to plaintiff for an inflated price. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1146 | 30 | Order A Copy |