Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1916 Ayer & Lord Tie Co. v. R. H. Dunaway & wife, Cora A. Dunaway Henry Breach of Contract

Illinois railroad tie company sued Dunaway alleging they breached 1906 contract to sell timber rights on Cora's Henry City tract of 1200 acres on the Tennessee River & on the Kentucky state line. In 1913, TN passed legislation emancipating married women. So Cora then filed suit on her own against tie company & her husband, Robert H. Dunaway. Dispute over type of timber to be taken off the land (only red & white oak, which was suitable for railroad ties) & status of account between the parties.

 West Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1388 344 Order A Copy
View Entry 1920 City of Paris v. Cumberland Telephone& Telegraph Company Henry Breach of Contract

Plaintiff is sued defendant for breaching the contract to do business in their city by not "providing good service" as well as not paying rents for telephone poles erected within the city. The amount stated is $3024.

 West Range: 78 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1632 241 Order A Copy
View Entry 1925 C. J. Milliken et al. v. A. A. Doty et al.. Henry Breach of Warranty

Additional plaintiffs: Herman H. Milliken. Additional defendants: W. D. Cooper, T. W. Doty, Chelsey Alexander, Mrs. Sunshine Doty, Mrs. Lizzie Cooper, Mrs. Kate Alexander & Mrs. Ethel Doty. Plaintiffs bought 3 tracts of land from defendants and after moving onto said land they had it surveyed and the surveyor found that it was only 237 acres instead of the 270 acres they paid for. In 1912, 32 acres of land near land in question had been sold to F. H. Bellamy. Plat map is located on page 62.

 West Range: 78 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1839 201 Order A Copy
View Entry 1880 C. Sweeny v. J. N. Thomason Henry Breach of Contract

Sweeny was a brick mason contracted to build a house for the defendant.

 West Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 149 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 City of Paris v. Cumberland T& T Co. Henry Breach of Contract West Range: 79 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1483 1002 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 Dunlop Milling Company v. Noble-Overby Company Henry Breach of Contract

The plaintiff, a Clarksville mill that manufactured and sold flour, contracted with the defendant for the sale of flour, part of which the defendant refused to pay. The plaintiff's attorney was Austin Peay.

 West Range: 79 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1355 352 Order A Copy
View Entry 1913 F. M. McClure et al.v. Johnson Porter Clay Company et al Henry Breach of Contract

Additional plaintiffs: wife and J.P. McClure; additional defendant: Joel M. Porter

 West Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1308 180 Order A Copy
View Entry 1894 G. W. Swar v. S. J. Taylor Henry Breach of Contract West Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 604 227 Order A Copy
View Entry 1911 George Chennell v. James Wright et al. Henry Breach of Contract

Other defendant: Mrs. Wright, defendant's wife. The contract involved an agreement by the defendants to care for the plaintiff for the rest of his life, after which they would take him home to Iowa to be buried and would receive all that remained of his estate. When the defendants refused to give him some of the money he had given to them for his care, he questioned what they were doing with that money.

 West Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 915 142 Order A Copy
View Entry 1915 H. L. Smith v. Sam Looney Henry Breach of Contract

H.L. Smith is sued Sam Looney for $300.00 plus interest due him for commission as real estate agent per written contract for finding a buyer for Looney's property. Looney refused to close the deal even though the buyer was willing to pay full price.

 West Range: 79 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1471 216 Order A Copy
View Entry 1927 John Goodlow v. John W. Bobo, et al Henry Breach of Contract

Other defendant: D.E. Bomar. Goodlow and Bobo, both African American, entered into an oral contract, later made written, where Goodlow purchased 1/2 interest in a tract of timber, paying Bobo (who owned the land) $50.00 in cash. Bomar held the mortgage. The contract stated Goodlow would work the tract and get timber, and that timber would be delivered to the railroad station in Paris, TN. Bobo contracted to sell timber to another party, preventing Goodlow from selling to railroad as allowed in contract.

 West Range: 77 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1915 80 Order A Copy
View Entry 1919 J. M. Buckner v. J. L. Clark Henry Breach of Contract

Plaintiff sued claiming he had a contract with defendant for the supply 3000 pounds of tobacco. Plaintiff claimed only 920 pounds was delivered and defendant had begun selling tobacco to others for a higher price than agreed to in the contract.

 West Range: 78 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1748 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1897 P. A. Sullivan v. Union Land Co. Henry Breach of Contract

Case regards a contract dispute over Union's payment of a land sale commission. Folder contains Brief for Appellants, complainant's brief, and testimony.

 West Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 536 141 Order A Copy
View Entry 1874 State (for the use of G. F. Foy) v. Levi Simmons, et al. Henry Breach of Bond

Additional Defendants: A. Gibson and Caroline Williams, executrix for R. J. Williams. Levi Simmons is guardian to Nancy Josephine Foy and Grief Franklin Foy, minor orphans of B. F. Foy, dec.

 West Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 51 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1927 W. B. Bailey v. T. H. Barnes Henry Breach of Contract

Pltf. was hired by dfnt. to live on his farm land to pick and plant crops from 1926 through 1927. Part of this contract entailed the pltf. was to resign from a better paying job. Without warning or notice Barnes sold the land and refused to uphold the payment end of the contract.

 West Range: 77 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1916 32 Order A Copy
View Entry 1927 W. F. Pollock, et al. v. Frank Core, et al. Henry Breach of Contract

Addt'l pltf: B. F. Pollock. Addt'l dfnt: Addie M. Core. Complaintants rented a dairy farm, land, and implements from the dfnts. Due to the purchase of the wrong hay and dfnts use of a pasture set aside for pltfs use. Despite assurances to not enact the forfieture clause in the contract, dfnts evicted pltfs in June of 1925. Housed in 2 folders.

 West Range: 77 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1885 198 Order A Copy
View Entry 1881 William Puckett & C. C. Porter v. G. H. Bugg Henry Breach of Contract

Plaintiffs purchased barber furniture & fixtures from defendant. Defendant established a competing barber shop in Paris, TN in violation of an agreement with plaintiffs.

 West Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 181 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 Z. L. M. Lester & wife v. W. E. Travis et al. Henry Breach of Trust

Other plaintiffs include F. F. Porter administrator of N Porter deceased, Tim Barhaw, Jo H Porter and David M Scott. Ann M. was wife of Lester.

 West Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 15 0 Order A Copy