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 Burton Stephens, et al. v. Pleasant Taylor, et al. Fentress Land and Title Dispute

Additional plaintiffs: B. R. Stockton, Isaac Stockton. Additional defendant: Thomas Owen.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 674 199 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company v. Stephen Wilkins Hamblen Injury and Damages

Wilkins worked on a team of men under the employ of William Kelley, foreman, in charge of multiple train cars. There was a dump car on the tracks, and another train was due to arrive. Kelley asked them men to move the dump car manually. Kelly was injured during this task and sought damages. See other documents in ET Box 98.

 East Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 5 75 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 F. G. & J. W. Harris v. E. P Tyree et al Sumner Contract Dispute and Damages

2 folders. Add. Defendants:J.A. Wemyss, W.M. Stewart, Joseph Miller, and J.K. Miller. Defendants created an unofficial group named the Grangers and went into contract with plaintiffs to deliver 580 spring lambs on a certain day. The defendants failed to deliver the livestock and under the contract were supposed to pay $1 per head in damages plus a deposit put into a local bank. The defendants refused to pay either sum.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 809 369 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Mary Little v. James Proctor Cumberland Forcible Entry and Detainer Middle Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 613 34 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company v. W. P. McGill Benton Contract for Labor and Materials West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 218 33 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Roane Iron Company, in error v. Hiram Tyree Hamilton Injury and Damages

Tyree, a switch operator, sued the Roane Iron Company for $15,000 in damages for negligence that allowed a train to run over him, causing severe injuries while under their employ.

 East Range: 18 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1937 350 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 S. D. Christian v. Nelson Mynatt Grainger Land and Title Dispute

Christian petitioned the court to eject the defendant claiming rights to the land in question.

 East Range: 18 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2009 307 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 S. A. Pool v. Jacob Storz Shelby Assault and Battery West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 232 18 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 William Johnson & wife Sue W. Johnson v. Home Insurance & Trust Company Shelby Insurance Claims and Policies

Regards house destroyed by fire insured by the defendant.

 West Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 215 36 Order A Copy