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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 | 1886 | John Henley & others v. Isaac Rust & others | Grundy | Land and Title Dispute |
Circuit Court trial took place in a Church, because the courthouse and records therein had recently been destroyed by fire. Additional def: John Rust, T.T. Levan, Elias Brazeel(?), I.T. Brazzeel, and H.F. Brazzeel Additional plaintiffs: John Armstrong, H.B. Cope, James Coulson, Michael Gallagher, H.R. Estell, Thomas Edwards, J.M. Williamson, admin &c. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 612 | 36 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1886 | L. V. Garland v. L. D. Gillenwaters, et al | Recovery of Land/Property |
Plntff. sought recovery on a $250 note executed to her by the deft. under her maiden name of L. V. Gillenwaters. Plntff. & deft. brother & sister. Their father had decided to make an "adjustment" of some of his property among his 3 oldest children from his first. Marriage, of whom plntff. & deft. were two, & conveyed the land to the deft., requiring him to execute a note of $250 to each of the other 2 children. Plntff. asked for recovery against deft. & sale of the land. |
East | Range: 19 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1874 | 15 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1886 | T. B. Edgington v. Samuel B. Myers, et al. | Shelby | Land |
Additional defendant: Robert Wormeley Regards Homestead rights |
West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 307 | 66 | Order A Copy |