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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 | 1884 | M. M. Brien v. G. R. West | Cannon | Debt Settlement |
settlement over the debt from land rented in DeKalb county |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 681 | 174 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | Schultz Paschall v. W. A. Grooms | Cannon | Slander |
Plaintiff is an unmarried woman who says her unsullied reputation was ruined by the defendant's statement that she had a child out of wedlock and placed it with someone else to raise or to conceal. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 638 | 53 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Abe McBroom | Cannon | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Additional defendant: J. J. Brents. McBroom and Brents were charged with selling and tippling alcohol within four miles of a school (Woodbury College). Brents filed a severance. Bill of exceptions also included. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1146 | 13 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | Z. Thomason v. Larkin Keaton | Cannon | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 33 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 509 | 55 | Order A Copy |