Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry 1883 A. A. Laurence et al.v. F. S. Davis et al Shelby Breach of Contract

Additional Plaintiffs: J. T. & James Frost; Mrs. H. Frost; Julius A. Taylor & Thomas Barrett. Additional Defendants: R. F. Patterson; M. C. Pierce; L. B. Eaton; W. W. Thatcher; R. V. Vredenbergh; George Gilham; G. T. Vance, John K. Speed & Memphis City Railroad Co.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 232 132 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Andrew & Mary Mitchell v. Judges of Hawkins County Hawkins Breach of Trust

Andrew and Mary Mitchell sued the judges of Hawkins County with failing to carry out their fiduciary responsibilities. Mitchell was bequeathed money, of which the court was assigned the disbursement. Mary Mitchell was a minor when the bequest was made, and as an adult she and her husband sued.

 East Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 22 8 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Alfred Vickery et al.. v. L. A. Vickery et al.. Hardin Land, Partition of

Additional Plaintiffs: T. J. Vickery, H. C. Harbert, and R. T. Vickery. Additional Defendants: J. M. Cunningham and G. W. Jones. L. A. Vickery was administrator of W. S. Vickery, dec.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 231 240 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Alfred Sharp, et al. v. Oswald Sharp Heirs Knox Recovery of Land/Property

Additional plaintiffs: Riley Ramsey, David De Armond. Property lines in dispute from an early land grant. See related ejectment case, Oswald Sharp Heirs v Riley Ramsey in ET 1960.

 East Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1049 287 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Buckner& Ferrell v. A. G. Horton, et al. Obion Land, Sale of

Defendants: S. T. Hughlett, W. C. Burnett

 West Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 204 213 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 George Gilham v. Francis Sylva P. D'Arusmont Shelby Land, Sale of West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 230 392 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Galen E. Green v. Gideon Hicks& James Hicks, exe. of James Hicks, dec. Madison Breach of Contract West Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 266 58 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Isaac Hunt, et al.v. W. W. Melton, et al McNairy Land, Sale of

Plaintiffs: Martha Ann Hunt. Defendants: J. R. Burkew

 West Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 197 106 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Josephine G. Hays v. Robert B. Hays & J. J. Braswell Shelby Breach of Contract

Plaintiff wife of Robert B. Hays. Couple married 18 July 1866. Plaintiff's maiden name Gohlson; she is the grand-daughter of John C. McLemore, dec., from whom she inherited real estate. Prior to their marriage plaintiff and her future husband had entered into a contract by which he gave up all of his rights to any property that she already owned or might come to possess in the future.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 223 216 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 J. W. Pettus v. W. Nance, et al. Davidson Deed of Trust

Additional defendant: Andrew Gregory. Deed of trust containing a power of sale. Exhibit materials include deed of trust, trustees sales.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 673 55 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 James M. Heath v. T. G. Jarrett Dickson Land, Sale of Middle Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 173 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 John Loague, admr. of Daniel Horan, dec. v. M. C. Pearce et al. Shelby Recovery of Money/ Wages

Additional Defendant: T. C. Park. The defendants were partners in the firm of Pearce, Park, and Company. The deceased, Daniel Horan, was a bookkeeper in that firm which owed him wages earned.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 232 150 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Jane Doss by next friend v. W. L. Doss and John Swaffer McMinn Recovery of Land/Property

W. L. Doss owned a tract of land and conveyed land to Swaffer. Jane, Doss’s wife, would not sign the contract and it was never registered in the Register’s office. Doss moved the family to a poorer farm against Jane's wishes and she later filed suit to recover the land from Swaffer. Next friend Thomas L. Dixon. 90 pages in ET1940

 East Range: 19 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1891 119 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Nora B. Hart et al. v. Bianca Czapski et al. Shelby Petition for the Sale of Goods and Chattels

Co-complainant: A. W. Hart. Co-defendants: Benny Czapski, Annie Czapski, Louis Czapski. Nora Hart is the guardian of Bianca Czapski and her sibling and asks that a guardian ad litem be appointed to sell some of the railroad bonds left them by their late father, the annual income from the bonds being insufficient for their education and support.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 237 18 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 N. A. Coldwell v. Moormen & Company et al Bedford Non-payment of Bank Note

Add. defendants: D.J. Hoppard, John R. Wallace, R.S. Montgomery, & Thomas Montgomery. Plaintiff is the owner of two notes totaling $2,000 from the defendant firm. They failed to pay the notes on time and are now indebted to the plaintiff.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 746 127 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 P. Graham, et al. v. P. R. Bohlen Shelby Recovery of Money/ Wages

Additional plaintiff: John Shoop, partners in P. Graham & Co., residents of Pennsylvania. Trying to recover a judgment of $1,108.98 against defendant.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 233 250 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 R. G. Burson v. Z. L. Burson Washington Land, Confirmation of Ownership

Reason & Zachariah B. are brothers contesting ownership of a tract of land, the circumstances of the Civil War complicated things. Z. was involved in 1864 capture of Young Harris, who was charged as Federal spy. Z. had to flee the county & turned the land over to R. R. was named in a damage suit by a Union soldier, Cox. Cox beat & threatened him and R. fled, leaving the land for Z. to care for. Upon their return, the brothers attempted to settle the land dispute. 267 pages in ET1936

 East Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 728 269 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State National Bank of Memphis v. Henry L. Douglass et al Shelby Recovery of Land/Property

Additional defendants: B. B. Barnes, W. J. Chase, B. F. Haskins, Mrs. Lucy A. Douglass, John E. Douglass, J. D. Robinson, James H. Malone, Jake Butler, [blank] Henderson, and Mrs. Carrie Little. Complainant sues to recover property including a steam engine and boiler, a grist mill, a gin stand, and two mules. Briefs housed in separate folder from case file.

 West Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 214 409 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State, Use of Samuel D. McClure, et al. v. R. B. Miller, et al. Shelby Breach of Trust

S. D. McClure had died. Other complainants: Nannie L. McClure, Mary E. McClure, filed by next friend A. S. Myers. Other defendants: J. M. Cannon, A. B. Hill, S. E. Gardner, William Bridgewater, & A. Goldsby. R. B. Miller, as public guardian, is said to have taken more as his fee than the law allows and is being sued to return the money he overcharged the estate.

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 222 68 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 State v. W. E. Butler, et al. Shelby Land, Sale of

Additional defendants listed as Tammy McCarty, John McCarty, unknown heirs of E. McCarty, J. A. Everett and wife, and W. W. McDowell.

 West Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 282 77 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 The First National Bank of Memphis v. A. S. Oldham, J. T. Fargason & R. A. Parker Lauderdale Bills of Exchange East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 31 21 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 W. A. Wheatley v. The Taxing District of Shelby County Shelby Recovery of Land/Property West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 231 79 Order A Copy