Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1860 Allen McCoy v. Christian Heffner Union Debt Dispute

Plaintiff filed suit against defendant who won an earlier judgment against him for the sum of $35. The parties are sued over payment of a note, and the Circuit Court found for the plaintiff, as the delivery of a note by payee does not assign liability.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1139 33 Order A Copy
View Entry 1860 Allen Hurst v. R.J. Carr Union Other

Parties were candidates for the office of Clerk of Courts and Carr had the majority by six votes. The plaintiff later discovered that certain aspects of the election were illegal and therefore the votes should be voided.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1202 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1860 Calvin Hickle v. Allen Hurst, et al Union Debt

Additional def.s.: G. B. Carden & Peter Wolfenbarger. Plaintiff sued to collect on an unpaid judgment of $91.47, which he won against the def.s. on 23 Aug. 1859.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1214 17 Order A Copy
View Entry 1860 Henry Snodderly v. David Weaver Union Ejectment

Snodderly complained that Weaver broke into his close and ejected him. Others involved: Timothy Weaver, John Childers and [Edy?] Childers, John Hickman, William Mitchell. Exhibit is a hand-drawn map of the property.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1214 87 Order A Copy
View Entry 1860 State v. Sylvester Adkins Union Illegitimate Child/Bastardy

For fathering the illegitimate child of Mary Jane Gross.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1207 11 Order A Copy