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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 | 1883 | A. M. Smyth et al.v. Henry P. Barbee et al | Weakley | Replevin |
Additional complainants: J. K. P. Alexander and T. H. Swaim, admr. of J. W. Swaim, dec.. Additional defendants: J. A. Covington and C.I.A. Brasfield. Covington was the county sheriff and Brasfield was a deputy. Related to an earlier case of H. P. Barbee v. James H. Leigh heard in Weakley County Chancery Court, 1873. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 236 | 51 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | James E. Freeman v. Robert N. Irvine | Weakley | Debt Settlement |
Firm of Irvine, Freeman & Co., comprised of complainant, defendant and T. E. Loyd and John W. Freeman, owned and operated a tobacco factory in Dresden, TN. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 198 | 555 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | State v. Jeff Cook | Weakley | Assault with Force and Arms |
Cook was indicted for assaulting D. R. Rivers. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 234 | 5 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | Stern Mayer & Co. v. Elias D. Sarater, George Sarater | Weakley | Debt | West | Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 288 | 317 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1883 | W. C. Scott v. Nashville, Chattanooga, & St. Louis Railway Company | Weakley | Damages |
Scott is sued the railroad company for damages for killing his pony. Folder includes several pages of legal briefs. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 221 | 34 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | W. C. Pitts v. G. M. Terry | Weakley | Petitions for Certiorari | West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 225 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1883 | W. P. Duke v. G. W. Wilson, admr. | Weakley | Estate Settlement |
Additional parties: Charles M. Ewing, L. G. Parrot, dec. |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 230 | 42 | Order A Copy |