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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 | 1900 | G. W. Smith v. Marie C. Hitzfield | Shelby | Wills, Contested |
Will of G. W. Smith |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 825 | 71 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | Jesse Edgington, special admr., estate of Mary J. Smith, dec.& Eliza A. Smith, Ruth Smith, Ida Smith,& Sally Smith v. John Earp, et al. | Shelby | Wills, Contested |
Additional plaintiffs: Lydia Earp, J. W. Askins, Sarah C. Askins, Jonathan Salsman, Martha E. Salsman, Cynthia Jackson, Emily Hopkins, A. A. Renaud, Amanda C. Renaud, R. A. Clark, and Nancy Clark. Will was upheld. May not be complete. Alternate page numbering has pages begin at 679a and ceases at 1034. Additional case materials are absent. Pages are numbered 1-334 so case structure and page removal may have occurred during the case's creation by the court. |
West | Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 744 | 334 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | John Earp et al. v. Jesse Edginton Special, admr. et al | Shelby | Estate Dispute | West | Range: 91 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 769 | 450 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1900 | Margaret L. Ashe v. John L. Cocke, et al. | Shelby | Child Custody |
Other defendants: Adelaide S. Cocke (spouse). For custody of Adelaide & Kathleen Rogers, daughters of Shep A. & Pattie S. Rogers (both deceased). Pattie S. Rogers was sister of Adelaide S. Cocke. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 790 | 143 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company v. H. E. Cannon, Trustee,& S. V. Dunlap | Shelby | Trespass |
Cause of Action: Trespass to Realty. |
West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 825 | 49 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | Tom Fleming, J. B. Clement, admr., et al. v. Mary F. Clement | Shelby | Estate Dispute |
Mrs. Mary F. Fleming, widow of T.T. Fleming, petition to have year's support set aside out of estate fro her and her children. $6,000 in gold for minor children; $6,000 besides- total of $12,000. Sons: W.R. Fleming, John B. Fleming, Thomas Fleming. |
West | Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 790 | 165 | Order A Copy |