Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1904 D. H. Crews & wife, Eliza Crews v. W. M. & Wade Jones & J. J. Fuqua Carroll Land and Title Dispute West Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 876 43 Order A Copy
View Entry 1904 E.D. Hawkins et al. v. M. Schwerin et al. Land and Title Dispute

Opinion only. County unknown. Case originally prosecuted over the title to about 53,640 acres of mountain lands in the counties of White, Cumberland, and DeKalb. At the litigation in this court, it involved 38,000 acres of the same land. Both parties traced their title back to Charles Newman who conveyed the land to Assure Assur, husband of Lydia C. Assur, dec. and mother of defendants.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 827 35 Order A Copy
View Entry 1904 F. H. Mays v. W. C. Beech et al Williamson Land and Title Dispute

Opinion only. John Beech died; left estate to only child (daughter Jeannette) for life, rmdr to her children. If no children, gave her power to dispose of estate by will. If she died w/o will, estate to go to her heirs at law. Jeannette married pla., died w/o children, leaving will w/ambiguous provision: pla. said it gave him entire estate; heirs said it gave pla. only income/profits. SC affirmed chancery court's ruling in pla.'s favor. Opinion marked "for publication".

 Middle Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 824 5 Order A Copy
View Entry 1904 John L. Webb v. New Castle & Danville Railroad Company Perry Land and Title Dispute

Additional plaintiffs: R. J. Howard, Christopher Blount, Sarah Blount, A. Coleman, Adam Andrews, Catherine Andrews, C. G. Andrews, Sarah Andrews, Thomas Taylor, Medora Hasley, Ida Palmer, Mary Palmer, Jane Palmer, Jesse T. Palmer, Jesse H. Florence. Additional plaintiffs: C. Edward, George A. Taylor, James Taylor, Peyton Taylor, Ethelbert Iglehart, Francis Iglehart; charge of fraudulently creating a railroad company to profit from stock and land.

 West Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 2 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1904 John Brame v. Frank A. Owens Shelby Land and Title Dispute West Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 901 77 Order A Copy
View Entry 1904 Mrs. Seba Morris v. Smith Grantham, E. S. Hurst, S. H. Moore,& Elizabeth Morton Chester Land and Title Dispute

The land of David Hurst, deceased.

 West Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 714 49 Order A Copy
View Entry 1904 M. L. Meacham v. Joseph Kronthal Shelby Land and Title Dispute

And to receive payment according to the contract for the land purchased.

 West Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 714 42 Order A Copy
View Entry 1904 Mrs. Mary K. Wilkerson v. P. J. Dennison, et al. Henderson Land and Title Dispute

Additional defendant: C. F. McHaney. The case also states that other buyers of the lots of land are named as defendants but it doesn't list them by name.

 West Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 742 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1904 Pauline S. Russell & Andrew Scott Russell v. Dr. J. M. Wright Lake Land and Title Dispute West Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 740 170 Order A Copy
View Entry 1904 P. L. Tipton, et al. v. Lee Ann Light, et al. Dyer Land and Title Dispute

Additional parties: Gyp Light, Parr, Nolen & Company, W. G. Dyer, N. B. Tarrant, Nazareth Light. African American defendants.

 West Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 902 32 Order A Copy
View Entry 1904 Patterson A. Reece v. Moses H. Clift, et al. Rhea Land and Title Dispute

Additional Defendants: J. W., S. E., W. J., D. P. & Walter J. Clift; H. T. & R. R. Keeny, G. M. Walker, Charles Sparks & Beriah F. Sykes. Portion of original bill. Plaintiff, a resident of Cincinnati, OH, argues that he is the rightful owner of land of which the defendants took unlawful possession ca. June 1896. Defendants have since taken large quantities of valuable timber, using it for their own purposes or selling it & keeping proceeds for themselves & refuse to stop doing so.

 East Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 789 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1904 Theo Read v. S. T. Armour Shelby Land and Title Dispute West Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 924 135 Order A Copy
View Entry 1904 U. G. Thompson, et al. v. S. S. Robbins, et al. McMinn Land and Title Dispute

Robbins moved to Georgia and claimed to have rented property to Thompson. The court decided that by moving out of state they lost their right to their homestead, thereby forfeiting their claim to the property.

 East Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 23 3 Order A Copy
View Entry 1904 William Greer, et al.v. Nettie Greer, et al Madison Land and Title Dispute

Additional plaintiffs: Joseph H. Allen, Minnie Allen, George Beard, Lovie Beard, Alice Greer. Additional defendants: Bula Greer, Bonnie Greer, Maggie Greer, Frank Jones Greer, W. T. Rodgers, Horrace White, Will Persons, Vinia Jackson, Will Jackson Squire Greer, John T. Murdock, admr. Of Lucy Greer

 West Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 892 13 Order A Copy