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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 | 1843 | Alexander E. Smith & Stephen Huff v. South Western Rail Road Bank et al. | Cocke | Debt Dispute |
Smith & Huff were endorsers of note drawn by James W. Rodgers, payable to Huff at Def's bank, with understanding Smith & Huff were accommodation endorsers only. Note matured, Rodgers failed to pay, & bank didn't pursue payment from Rodgers (then solvent). When Bank finally sued in Circuit, Rodgers insolvent, so Smith & Huff filed this suit in Chancery asking to be absolved from liability as endorsers. Add. Def: James G.M. Ramsey (Bank president). |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: Oversize Box 16 | 52 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1843 | Lawson D. Franklin, admr. of Isaac W. Rodgers, dec. v. Andrew McMoore & White Moore | Cocke | Debt |
Plaintiff claims defendants owe him $1125 & filed this suit to collect said debt. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: Oversize Box 16 | 6 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1843 | William C. Story v. Charles Smith | Cocke | Wrongful Writ of Attachment |
Story sued Smith for wrongful attachment, claiming Smith's attachment of Story's property under previous lawsuit filed in Chancery Court was wrongful because Story was not a resident of Tennessee but was, instead, a resident of Georgia. Oversized pages. Previous Chancery court case between the parties (in which Smith was plaintiff & Story was defendant) found in ET Box 680. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: Oversize Box 16 | 16 | Order A Copy |