Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry 1883 James H. Vaughan, et al. v. John H. Foust, et al. Smith Partnership Settlement

Additional plaintiff: John C. Bridgewater. Additional defendants: Dixon Fergusson, William Keanley, Joseph E. Foust.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 660 332 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 J. C. & J. W. Hubbard v. James M. Fravell et al. Smith Fraud

Additional defendants: J. H. Nixon, J. H. Smith Wright, Harris and Company; Graighead, Gibson, Evans, Fike, Porter and Comapany; Berry Demoville and Company; Dismukes and Woolwine, B. H. Cooke and Company, R. P. Jenkins

 Middle Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 666 236 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Lucy A. Roberts by next friend H. M. Hale v. M. D. Mason et al. Smith Fraud

Additional Defendants: O. W. Roberts. Plaintiff Robert filed suit against her former guardian who she claimed owed her $441.01 in the final settlement of his charge in 1859 and also for her interest in the estate of her grandmother, Temperance Whitley, which she sold to Mason for $500, not realizing the greater value of the estate. She charged Mason with fraud and forgery and her husband, O. W. Roberts, with purchasing certain property of the estate without her consent or knowledge.

 Middle Range: 37 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1145 300 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State v. John E. Clarke Smith Trespass with Force of Arms

The State deposed Clarke in the case of T. N. Christian v. John E. Clarke et al. and a crossbill, claiming the court had jurisdiction over the parties and the land/house in question, of which Clarke was said to have taken illegal possession by breaking down the door to the home.

 Middle Range: 37 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1145 14 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Thomas Lancaster v. State Smith Liquor, Sale of Illegal Middle Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 158 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Thomas Lancaster v. State Smith Tippling Middle Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 146 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 William Turner, exe. v. Thomas Durham, et al. Smith Estate Dispute

Contested last will & testament of Starling Hale, d. 1862, of Smith Co.; Widow, Rosannah H. Grandchildren: Samantha, Louisa, and Josephine; extended family: Melissa Jane Durham (niece). Defendants: Rosannah H. Hale, Thomas Durham and wife, Melissa Jane; William Williams and wife, Samantha; Josephine Hale; Lewis Manning and wife, Louisa.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 665 286 Order A Copy