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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 | 1874 | A. B. Wright v. Elias Griffeth | DeKalb | Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer |
Case also involves charges of trespass and a land dispute. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 346 | 54 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1874 | Adam Thrasher& wife v. Hector M. Kyle et al. | Overton | Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer |
Add. Plaintiff: Catharine Thrasher. Add. Defendants: John F. Kyle, Joseph Johnson, Jesriet Johnson, Daniel Kyle, Job Carter, Hugh Carter, John Thomas, Jennit Thomas, Andrew J. Carter, George W. Carter, William Carter, Catharine Carter, Sarah A. Carter Defendants cont: Martha Chapin, Eli Chapin, John A. Chapin, Hugh K. Chapin, Paul S. Chapin, John O.Chapin, William Chapin, Harrison N. Chapin, Arminter C. Chapin, Sarah M. Chapin. Estate of Hugh Kyle. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 344 | 134 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1874 | C. T. Hewgley v. William Johns | Wilson | Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer | Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 348 | 69 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1874 | Nathan Gann v. T. C. Word | Cannon | Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer |
trespass in ejectment; land dispute |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 341 | 29 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1874 | Union Bank of Tennessee v. Charles C. Moss | Dyer | Ejectment- Unlawful Detainer |
Case concerns ownership of a deed to a tract of land. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 43 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1874 | William Crittenden v. Thomas Cheatham | Obion | Ejectment-Unlawful Detainer |
Previous owners of land in question: Lewis Dyer, William Cullom, (unknown) Donoho |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 51 | 0 | Order A Copy |