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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 |
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| View Entry | 1931 | Mary A. Foust et al. v. Laura Hicks et al. | Sullivan | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Gaines Foust, Tyler F. & Beulah Notthingham. Additional defendants: Rule & Della Hicks, Rachel Shouse, Iva Hicks, Effie K. Hicks, and Henry Hicks, P.K. & Mary Hicks, Dudley W. Hicks, and Hal Hicks. Involved case over the transfer and ownership of a tract of land containing 112 acres. Def. claimed to be owners of 2/3 interest in land, which pla. Charge was false as it should only be 1/2 interest. Pla. Also sought reimbursement for cut timber. 2 folders. |
East | Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1337 | 324 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1931 | Tennessee-Carolina Mills v. Mrs. G. H. Mauk, admr. Of G.H. Mauk, dec. | Sullivan | Insurance Disputes |
Pla. Was composed of A.J. Bachman, R.B. Bachman, and Mary Irwin. A.J. Bachman and defendant's deceased husband, G.H. Mauk, were once partners of said mill. Both applied for life insurance of $5000 with the Travellers' Insurance Co. of Hartford. Mauk sold his interest and his insurance policy to mill. A.J. Bachman gave policy to def. Mauk on condition that she would collect for benefit of partnership, but instead she refused to give the money over. 2 folders. |
East | Range: 10 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1301 | 309 | Order A Copy |