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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 | 1859 | Cordelia E. Millard v. Nathan M. Jones | Sullivan | Trespass and Damages |
The parties had promised each other to be married, and though the plaintiff was ready to hold up her end of the promise, the defendant married another woman. sued for damages of $5,000. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1142 | 16 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1859 | J. J. Borgan v. William P. Hunt | Sullivan | Assumpsit |
Defendant neglected and refused part of his contract. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1154 | 36 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1859 | John Archer v. Jonathan Murrell et al | Sullivan | Non-payment of Goods/ Wages/ Service |
Add. defendants: Isaac O'Morrell & Jonathan Conles. Defendants are school commissioners who failed to pay the defendant for his service of teaching in a county school house. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1172 | 6 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1859 | State v. Nathan Almany | Sullivan | Destruction of Property/ Petition t |
Almany was accused of cutting down timber and destroying wood that did not belong to him. William B. White and his heirs owned property. Details the types of trees grown on the property. Case involves sale of land and debt settlement as well. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 2a | 24 | Order A Copy |