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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 | 1887 | Amanda Yates & Amos Yates v. Milton Pitt | Robertson | Debt Settlement |
Case concerns the sale of land once owned by Thomas Yates, deceased. Debt was owed to Pitt on the land. This lawsuit concerns the selling of the land by Pitt and an agreement to pay to the Yates' any amount received from the sale in excess of debt owed. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 697 | 114 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1887 | Minerva J. Woodard v. James A. Perry et al. | Robertson | Debt Dispute |
Additional Defendants: George G. Benson [George E. Benson?]. Other significant non-party individuals: John Woodard, Jr. Dispute over two $1,000 notes executed by Defendant Perry in favor of Plaintiff as security for Plaintiff's sale to Perry of Robertson County land. Defendant Benson claims to have acquired the notes from John Woodard Jr. to secure a loan Benson made him. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 786 | 296 | Order A Copy |