Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1890 Ellen C. Cobb v. F. M. Witt McMinn Replevin

Cobb sued and claimed she was the rightful owner of a one eyed small mule, a cow known as the Polk Witt cow, one small horse wagon known as Sam Collins wagon, one set of harness complete collar and bridle. Cobb claimed they had been seized wrongfully by the defendant. Defendant was also known as Marion Witt.

 East Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1808 21 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 F. M. Sliger, et ux. v. James A. Miller, et ux. McMinn Damages

Plaintiff's own 160 acres with a creek called Little Mouse Creek. The defendants own land directly below the plaintiffs and have constructed a dam that causes the water to back up into the Plaintiff's land. Plaintiffs sued for damages because the back… water is preventing their mill from operating. The water flow has been disrupted and the flow of the creek disrupted.

 East Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1810 88 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 J. P. Brient v. William Ferguson et al. McMinn Land and Title Dispute

Additional Defendants: Lewis Newman and John M. Wilkins. Complicated case regarding title and liens on land. Plaintiff sued to have notes that Brient owed for a tract of land in dispute ified since the court had already declared his title void.

 East Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1818 59 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 State v. J. M. Hunter McMinn Murder

Morgan Hunter was charged with assaulting and murdering Frank DeArmond.

 East Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1812 244 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 State v. Thomas Hendrix McMinn Unlawful Seizure

Hendrix was charged with unlawfully stealing 50 ears of corn from Thomas Taylor valued at $.25. Hendrix was found guilty and then filed for a new trial.

 East Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1810 7 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 T. M. Burkett v. G. W. Thompson et al. McMinn Land and Title Dispute

Additional Defendants: R. R. Thompson, Adaline Biggs and husband T. T. Biggs, Mary A. E. Kimbrough and husband J. B. Kimbrough, Susan Rogers and husband H. D. Rogers, Sarah J. Rogers and husband M. E. Rogers, J. B. Thompson, and W. A. Thompson. T. M. Burkett sued the heirs of the estate of W. H. Cooke, deceased 1848, to assert his rightful ownership of certain interest in inherited tracts of land that the plaintiff purchased. Exhibit is hand-drawn map of land in question.

 East Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1818 152 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 T. M. Burkett v. G. W. Thompson et al. McMinn Estate Settlement

The plaintiff filed suit to assert his 23/100ths interest in the lands of W. H. Cooke, deceased. He requested a summons of all heirs of Cooke, an accounting of the lands, and a partitioning/sale of said lands for division of the profits among the heirs.

 East Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1818 152 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 W. G. Horton v. P. H. George et al. McMinn Foreclosure

Additional Defendants: Caroline George, W. S. McGaughey and wife Sarah McGaughey, W. S. Gaston, Mary (Tippie) Howard, Belle Howard, Horace Slover, Lula Slover, and too many more to list. W. H. Howard conveyed land to John F. Slover to secure a debt due the plaintiff, W. G. Horton and deed of trust was registered. W. H. Howard died in 1880, leaving his estate to his widow Eliza who died in 1886. The plaintiff sued the heirs for default on the debt and to foreclose the trust.

 East Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1818 30 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 W. G. Sears, et al v. Nashville & Tellico Railroad Co. & G. M. Cobble, et al v. Nashville & Tellico Railroad Co. McMinn Debt, Petition on

File incomplete. Contains petition for supersedeas filed by Nashville & Tellico Railroad Co. Plntff. are creditors of the deft. See: ET, Box 1773.

 East Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1811 36 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 W. G. Horton v. P. H. George et al. McMinn Deed of Trust

Additional Defendants: Carolina George, W. S. McGaughey and wife Sarah, W. S. Gaston, Mary (Tippie) Howard, Belle Howard, Horace K. Slover, Lula Slover, J. C. Ruder and Wife Kate, Thomas Slover, John Slover, Carrie Howard, and Jimmie Howard (infant). Horton sued the defendants for the foreclosure of their deed of trust in order to sell the lands therein and recover money owed the plaintiff.

 East Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1818 31 Order A Copy