Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1885 Elijah J. Williams v. William F. Williams, et al. Pickett Breach of Warranty

Additional defendant: H. C. Beaty, Sheriff of Fentress County, TN. Dispute arose from circuit case in Fentress, 1866, involving sale of hogs from William F. Williams, William B.R. Kidd. Livestock died due to cholera. Fraudulent breach of warranty. Hon. D.K. Young, Judge, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit- authorized to hold Chancery Court in Pickett Co.
Partial file; other files may be found in other MT boxes.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 620 149 Order A Copy
View Entry 1885 G. W. Phillips v. M. A. Manis Henderson Breach of Warranty

Case contains large list for Bill of Costs.

 West Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 296 25 Order A Copy
View Entry 1885 James Wauford v. Elijah Wauford Smith Breach of Warranty

Cause of Action: "for fraud and misrepresentation in the sale of a horse"

 Middle Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 607 53 Order A Copy
View Entry 1885 Wheeler and Wilson Manufacturing Company v. Charles Wheeler Knox Breach of Warranty

Wheeler purchased a new sewing machine from company for $55. Terms of sale were: $10 credit for wife's old sewing machine, $5 down payment in cash, and monthly payments of $5. Also included 5-year warranty for company to repair sewing machine if anything broke or machine didn't work properly. Machine stopped working properly after 2 years, but company refused to fix it.

 East Range: 19 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1903 77 Order A Copy