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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 | 1865 | Alexander E. Smith v. Conrad Eisenhower | Cocke | Other |
The Confederate Eisenhower (also spelled Icenhour) forcibly took a "rifle gun" from Union sympathizer Smith during the Civil War. Smith was asking for compensation. Governor Isham Harris mentioned in transcript. Case has its roots in the March 19, 1862, order of Tennessee's "Rebel Legislature" to confiscate arms from Union sympathizers. See also State v. Brotherton and Boyer (1866), Box ET 1139. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1132 | 6 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1865 | James A. Galbraith v. Joel Brooks admr. of D. D. Brooks et al. | Cocke | Debt Settlement |
Additional defendants: Robert Allen, Alex Eckel, assignee of Allen, Nancy Brooks, Sarah Jane Brooks, William Brooks, James Brooks, Isaac Brooks, James Swagerty, James Netherton, John Stokely, and Wiliam Robinson. Concerns the payment of a note from Allen & Brooks, who purchased a threshing machines under said partnership. Case also disputes the statute of limitations for such charges. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 103 | 151 | Order A Copy |