Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry 1886 Casimiro Buchignani et al. v. Ricardo Buchignani et al. Shelby Property Dispute

Additional Plaintiff: Mary Buchignani. Additional Defendants: Virginia Buchignani, Joseph Montidenico, Annie Montidenico, Emma Bacigalupo, Ida Bacigalupo, Bertha Bacigalupo, Vincent Bacigalupo, Lee Bacigalupo, Anthony Bacigalupo, and James Brizzalara.

 West Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 293 314 Order A Copy
View Entry 1886 C. J. Campbell v. Illinois Central Railroad Company Madison Property Damage

Illinois Central RR sued for killing a mule of the plaintiff.

 West Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 308 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1886 George W. Bogle et al. v. Henry Preston et al. Cannon Property Dispute

Other plaintiff: John Preston. Other defendants: Tillman Mason, Mary Mason, George Reed, Sarah J. Reed, Harvey Young, Martha Young, John Welton, Parasale Welton, W. W. Gray, & J. B. Preston. Two parties claim ownership of the same piece of property.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 632 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1886 Howbeaugh & Goodlet v. C. A & S. J. Caroland et al Montgomery Property Damage

Defendant executed a promissory note to pay for a tract of land from plaintiff. Plaintiff retained title until payment of note. Payment included the profit from the crops. Defendant sought to mortgage tobacco and take timber without title to property.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 794 34 Order A Copy
View Entry 1886 James Robinson et als v. Hiram Jones et al. Johnson Property Dispute

Virginia Jones, wife of def. died intestate. At the time of her death, she was the owner of 4/7 tract of land in Johnson County containing about 40 acres. The remaining 3/7 of the land belonged to Hiram Jones. The deed to land provided that her 4/7 of land belonged to her for her use and the doctrine of survivor did not apply. Virginia Jones was the daughter of Moore Robinson, dec. and James Robinson was one of her brothers. Robinson family has asked def. to surrender estate, he has refused.

 East Range: 19 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1882 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1886 J. H. Acklen v. Louisville & Nashville Rail Road Co. Davidson Loss of Property

The plaintiff sued the defendant for loss of law books and desk destroyed by a fire at the railroad depot.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 688 42 Order A Copy
View Entry 1886 J. P. Drouillard v. Jacob Bloomstein Davidson Sale of Land/Property Middle Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 704 54 Order A Copy
View Entry 1886 Lewis Mason & Wife et al. v. Lewis M. Jarvis et al. Hancock Recovery of Land/Property

Additional Plaintiffs: Lavina Mason, Isaac and Mary Parkey, and Wilson M. and Mary Couch. Suit concerns the ownership of a tract of land in Claiborne County owned by Josiah Ramsey, dec. The plaintiffs claimed that the defendants had taken illegal possession of the land under a fraudulent tax sale/title. See majority of materials (109 of 133 pages) in box ET 1886. See related case files in box ET 71, 73, and 1695.

 East Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 751 133 Order A Copy
View Entry 1886 M. D. Hampton & A. J. Carloss v. James A. Hudgins, admr., et al. Franklin Property Settlement

Hudgins is the administrator for Benjamin Fanning, deceased. Other defendants are Fanning's heirs: Julia Fanning, Thomas B. Fanning, William C. Fanning, J. W. Fanning, W. M. Reynolds, Victoria Reynolds, Alfred Nixon, Elizabeth Nixon, A. D. Holliday, Martha Holliday, Francis Freeman, Jackson Freeman, Bettie Freeman William Freeman, and the unnamed children of other heirs now deceased.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 621 209 Order A Copy
View Entry 1886 W. C. Keyes v. F. M. Narramore et al. Cumberland Property Dispute

Narramore is a Justice of the Peace. Co-defendant D. C. Turner is Sheriff of Cumberland County. Complaint concerns seizure of property in payment for a previous judgment.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 612 25 Order A Copy