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 A. W. McCasland v. Nashville, Chattanooga& St. Louis Rail Road Co. Dickson Trespass and Damages

McCasland filed a plea of Trespass and Damages for the killing of one cow.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 554 38 Order A Copy
View Entry 1884 Frederic Belinger v. Jesse Rogers Claiborne Trespass and Damages

sued for damages of $1,000. The trespass involved the defendant selling a property, which he said was estimated to be worth $3,000. The defendant pushed to act as the agent so as to receive a portion of the sale profits. The land was later determined to be worth a considerable amount less than what the plaintiff was led to believe.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1170 24 Order A Copy
View Entry 1884 Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company v. W. C. Trent Fayette Trespass and Damages

Case involves the shipment of horses via the railroad.

 West Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 261 213 Order A Copy
View Entry 1884 Memphis Bell& Telephone Company v. Mrs. S. E. Hunt Shelby Trespass and Damages West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 243 74 Order A Copy
View Entry 1884 Tennessee Southern Railroad Co. v W. L. Vance & wife Shelby Trespass

Co-defendants were John Donnelly and Co. They had right of way and kept up their fences and built gapes that were required by law. Tenn. Southern R.R. Co did not enter premises owned or claimed by plaintiffs. Vance and his wife Letitia ask for damages of $2500 for damages of crops, etc. when the railroad was build on part of their land. They state that the dam across their land was disturbed and the water ran off.

 West Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 262 170 Order A Copy
View Entry 1884 W. C. Willis v. M. F. Green Clay Trespass and Damages

Plaintiff owned a portion of the bank on the Cumberland River and the defendant, a consigner and deliverer of goods by boat, encroached on the bank owned by the plaintiff and unlawfully discharged goods on the said bank. The action caused a trespass against the plaintiff and made the defendant liable for damages.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 775 29 Order A Copy