Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry 1877 Allen v. New York& East Tennessee Iron Company Attachment

County: Unknown.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 35 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 A. B. Conner & T. J. Lattner v. Daniel Kaylor et al Hamilton Attachment

Plntff. Conner elected Sheriff of Hamilton Co. in March 1870. Firm of Baxter, Champion & Ricks won a judgment of $722.52 against plntffs. after a deputy failed to execute a collection of $700 against deft. Kaylor & in favor of their firm. Plntffs. Paid the judgment. They ask the court to include them among Kaylor's creditors, & to attach all property that Kaylor owns or in which he has an interest as they believe that he is selling it in an effort to hinder & defraud his creditors.

 East Range: 20 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1594 445 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 Hawkins v. James Vestal Attachment

Incomplete casefile. County and court of origin unknown. Case may be related to "J. C. Hawkins v. Jay Vestal," located in ET 98. This was an attachment bill brought by Hawkins to attach the lands of James Vestal for payment of an alleged debt arising from a payment made by Vestal for the purchase of a tract of land. Hawkins was surety in said transaction.

 East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 670 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 John Byrns v. J. H. Darden, et al. & J. W. Judd, guardian, et al. v. J. W. Smith, guardian, et al. Robertson Attachment

Additional parties: Berry Darden, deceased. J. W. Judd, M. E. Keller, B. H. Boone, John Byrns, Berry Darden, Thomas H. Keller. Bill concerned a track of land about 300 acres, stock, and other personal property belonging to Darden. In 1871, Judd filed an attachment bill against Byrns & Darden. No personal property was attached in Judd's case. Dispute occurred over the attachment.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 31a 163 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 Parker Campbell v. Charles R. Railey et al. Dyer Attachment

Additional plaintiffs: William Morrow Additional plaintiffs: E. G. Sugg, S. R. Latta, J. H. Hubbard, Willis Walker, Tom Persevall, W. C. Howell, D. B. Dodson, J. J. Swanson, S. P. Brantley

 West Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 91 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 Stephen B. Johnson et al. v. Barnabus Beasley Humphreys Malicious Attachment

Additional Complainants: W.A. Childress, C. L. Pearson, J.M. Dodson, B.B. Berry, and W.L. Warren.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 45 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 S. Saltmarsh v. D. Hockett, et al Knox Attachment

Saltmarsh alleges that Hockett owes him $74.15 on a promissory note, & that Hockett's only available assets are the 10 shares that he owns in the Knoxville Iron Co. Plntff. asks the Court to attach the shares, & to do so quickly as he believes that Hockett is preparing to leave the state.

 East Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1657 32 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 Sampson Lane v. D. Jarrett Lane Fayette Attachment

D. J. Lane also brought suit. Both cases heard together. D. J. Lane resident of TX.

 West Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 98 0 Order A Copy