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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 | 1875 | John Mulligan v. R. E. McEwen | Anderson | Breach of Contract |
Plaintiff was owner of a lease of 250 acres of coal lands at Coal Creek and was involved in the mining and selling of coal in a store. Plaintiff leased land from defendants and entered into partnership with them to form the Knoxville Coal Co. Plaintiff transferred assets and gave defendants $6,000.00. Plaintiff alleged that defendants failed to transfer stock to him. Additional Plaintiffs: John Strong, William B. H. Wiley |
East | Range: 20 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1628 | 55 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | Pink Jarmon v. Mrs. Mattie Hutson | Anderson | Breach of Contract |
Pink's son Luther was killed while working for Pruden Coal & Coke Co. Luther's stepgrandma Mattie sued to recover compensation for his death. Pink was going to sue for same but, instead, agreed w/Mattie that each would get 50% of such compensation, but Mattie then failed to pay Pink his share; this suit ensued. Mattie was widow of Thomas Hutson, Luther's grandpa, and the Hutson's raised Luther, whose mom died when he was a baby. |
East | Range: 10 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1307 | 63 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1933 | W.O. Smelcher v. Clinton Motor Company | Anderson | Breach of Contract |
Smelcher sued to recover the amount paid on the purchase price of an automobile under a conditional sales contract. |
East | Range: 10 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1481 | 48 | Order A Copy |