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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 | H. B. Sherrod v. The Southern Oil Works | Shelby | Destruction of Property/ Petition t |
Plaintiff sues for $ 10,000 as damages for an injury. Plaintiff owned a house next to a building defendant rented, a brick partition separating them. The partition helped hold the roof up on plaintiff's house. The defendant's accidently broke the wall down, wrecking plaintiff's house. |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 25 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | Isaac Grove v. Louisville& Nashville Rail Road Company | Sumner | Property Damage |
Plaintiff instituted an action against the defendant for emptying their trash in a way that overflowed to his land. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 796 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | P. H. Wade v. J. E. Ritter | Davidson | Property Dispute | Middle | Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 663 | 80 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1883 | R. K. Halloway v. Bailey G. Covington& M. Skallen | Fayette | Property Dispute | West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 233 | 64 | Order A Copy |