Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1846 Alexander Simmons v. William Garmany Wilson Covenant Broken

Amount of damages $650.00

 Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 221 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1847 Ammon L. Davis v. Daniel Smith DeKalb Covenant Broken Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 225 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1855 Ann Pope v. George A. Washington Robertson Covenant Broken Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 256 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1874 A. B. Newsom v. Marion B. Kittrell Wilson Covenant Broken

Aale of unsound Jack mule.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 337 55 Order A Copy
View Entry 1841 Abner Witt v. Charles Grigsby Hamilton Covenant Broken

Witt owned farm in Ocoee District & entered into agreement with Grigsby for Grigsby to live on farm & maintain it for Witt's benefit until General Assembly passed law allowing occupant preference, at which point Grigsby should sell the occupant right & split the proceeds with Witt. Grigsby did just that, except he failed to pay Witt his half of the proceeds. Parties also had agreement for Witt to buy another Ocoee District tract & Grigsby would do the same with it, yet Grigsby failed to do so.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1144 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1855 Austin Moore, James Moore, assignees, et al. v. Thomas Weir & Jordan Smith, exe. of Jacob Queener, dec. Campbell Covenant Broken

Thomas Weir, Jordan Smith, executors of Jacob Queener, dec. Plaintiffs: Austin Moore, James Moore- assignees of Charles Lewallen. Plea of covenant broken, damages of $400. "sum of sixteen hundred and sixty-six pounds of iron mentioned in said covenant was to be paid and at the forge of John Queener, deceased." Covenant made on 3 June 1845.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1164 18 Order A Copy
View Entry 1849 Aaron V. Brown v. Benjamin F. Newman et al Jefferson Covenant Broken

Add. defendants: George Gregory, Robert Birchfield, Allen Butler, john B. Hammer, James Harp, Excr of Alexander Harp (dec.), Casper Branner, John Lawrence, David Helf, James Newman, and others listed in file. Plaintiff is the heir of James C. Jones. Suing for damages totaling $4,000.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1167 23 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 Andrew Gibson v. Francis Coleman Sullivan Covenant Broken

Pltf sued to recover $400 on a bond to be invalid if certain conditions were unmet, the bond was unpaid, still valid, and for a plot of land.

 East Range: 5 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 214 55 Order A Copy
View Entry 1847 Ann Hooker v. Jonathan Hooker Wilson Covenant Broken

Jonathan Hooker was the son of Ann. She had given up her life estate which included a slave named Tom to her son for a $50.00 payment per year to support her. He was to pay this yearly for her life but failed to do so.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 310 7 Order A Copy
View Entry 1827 Andrew Roundtree v. Benjamin Trotter Williamson Covenant Broken Middle Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 371 8 Order A Copy
View Entry 1834 Arthur H. Henley v. Anderson P. H. Jordan, et al. Monroe Covenant Broken

Additional Defendant: Thomas Hunt.

 East Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 706 16 Order A Copy
View Entry 1870 A. Fowler, et al. v. R. McDaniel, admr. of W. W. Lillard Monroe Covenant Broken

Additional defendants: A. Dean and J.W. Arcley. In original suit of W.W. Lillard v. Henry Sheets, Lillard obtained judgment of $12.54 against Sheets. McDaniel [alt. McDonald] sued Dean, as constable of the previous case, and defendants, his sureties, for broken covenant and failing to return execution to plaintiff's damage $100. Justice ruled in plaintiff's favor. Defendants appealed.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1216 28 Order A Copy
View Entry 1827 Benjamin Cain v. Thomas Hopkins Warren Covenant Broken Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 369 17 Order A Copy
View Entry 1839 Barclay Hunter v. Frederick Bolinger Claiborne Covenant Broken East Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 680 76 Order A Copy
View Entry 1830 Cain Coffee & William Edmondson v Edward Kersey & William McMahon Warren Covenant Broken

Covenant broken and the damages requested was $150.00

 Middle Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 372 33 Order A Copy
View Entry 1887 C. W. Goyer & Company v. Memphis, Arkansas City, Vicksburg& Arkansas River Packet Company Shelby Covenant Broken West Range: 83 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 397 43 Order A Copy
View Entry 1859 Calvin Estes v. William P. Kirk, et al. Lawrence Covenant Broken

Additional Defendants: C. H. Nicholson, John A. Hagan, R. H. Ross, James Y. Lucas, H. C. Angel. The covenant mentioned was to collect and pay over all the money charged by him as Constable.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 311 23 Order A Copy
View Entry 1840 Collins Roberts, admr et al.v. Francis K. Center et al Roane Covenant Broken

Add. Plaintiff: William B. Gallaher - Administrators of the estate of James Gallaher (dec.). Add. Defendant: John Suddath. Covenant broken to the damage of $150.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1140 8 Order A Copy
View Entry 1817 David Pierce v. Adam Peck Jefferson Covenant Broken East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 55 14 Order A Copy
View Entry 1905 Delida Cicalla v. Arthur Miller Shelby Covenant Broken

Case concerns land and a lease

 West Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 798 33 Order A Copy
View Entry 1847 Daniel Allen v. Joseph Hamilton & William Carter Jefferson Covenant Broken

Allen sued Defs for breaking covenant to pay Allen $800, claiming $1,000 damages. (Carter later dropped from case.) Allen got judgment against Hamilton, satisfied by selling Hamilton's property: negro slave boys Alexander & Jim. See also Joseph S. Chunn v. Joseph Hamilton (oversized case found in old box 1854 w/this case; seems to be different matter, though Chunn is also endorser on note Allen & Carter signed agreeing to pay Allen $800).

 East Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1261 8 Order A Copy
View Entry 1838 David Shields & Co., et al. v. Stephen Massy Greene Covenant Broken

Plaintiffs: William Roberts, John Rice, David Johnson, John Guthrie.

 East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 636 8 Order A Copy
View Entry 1843 Emanuel Sowder v. Isaac Vanbebber Claiborne Covenant Broken

Def. executed & delivered to Plaintiff consent, wherein he covenanted to pay Plaintiff $348.83, but failed to pay. Plaintiff sued, default judgment taken, Def. argued default should be excused because he was in attendance as a witness in another case: David Rogers v. E.H.C. Dickens.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1137 14 Order A Copy
View Entry 1826 Edward L. Martin v. John McCalister Washington Covenant Broken East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 666 9 Order A Copy
View Entry 1850 Eli Spaulding v. John Kincaid Claiborne Covenant Broken

Plaintiff claimed defendant owed him $400 for labor and work performed. Plaintiff was a skilled stone worker who supplied the stone foundation and lintels for the defendants brick house completed 1844.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1134 18 Order A Copy
View Entry 1845 E. H. C. Dickinson v. John Hunter Claiborne Covenant Broken

sued for damages totaling $500.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1167 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1874 E. T. [?] R. R. Co. v. Q[?]. A. Galbreath Covenant Broken

The RR Co. initially sued Galbreath for breaching a bond covenant.

 East Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1592 6 Order A Copy
View Entry 1845 George Davidson & John C. Caldwell v. Henry J. Barker Bedford Covenant Broken Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 220 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1832 George House v. James A. Mitchell, et al. Washington Covenant Broken

Plaintiff: George House, assignee of John Johnson. Additional Defendants: Owen Roberts, Jane Roberts, William Collom, Eliza Collom.

 East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 636 11 Order A Copy
View Entry 1855 George D. Foster v. Daniel F. Cock et al Hamilton Covenant Broken

Add. defendants: John M. Bringman, Lavina Bringman, Beny F. Bringman, Elijah C. Robinson & wife, & Samuel W. Robinson (widow, heirs, & administrators of John Bringman (dec.)). G. Foster bought a tract of land but was unable to raise some of the money for the bank notes, so he loaned $112 from his friend, J. Bringman. They executed a deed of trust to prevent Bringman from any loss during the loan and with the understanding that no interest was to be paid on the principle, but his heirs want to collect.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1157 66 Order A Copy
View Entry 1846 George McClelland v. William Daniel et al. Overton Covenant Broken

Additional defendants: John B. Murphy

 Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 221 10 Order A Copy
View Entry 1828 Greer & Kennedy, et al. v. Henry D. Johnson, et al Carter Covenant Broken

Additional Plaintiffs: Kennedy and Emerson, Isaac Wilson. Additional Defendant: James B. Moorley.

 East Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 694 60 Order A Copy
View Entry 1843 Governor James Jones v. Henry Wiley, William Clark, Henry Purvis, William McEwen & Samuel Chilref Roane Covenant Broken

Plaintiff entered plea of Covenant Broken to his damages, in the amount of $1000. In 1836, defendants entered into a covenant with then Gov., Newton Cannon, and his successors in the amount of $500. Wiley was clerk of Roan Co. The obligation was to be void if Wiley performed in his office, to collect and pay over taxes imposed on suits in the County Court.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1145 10 Order A Copy
View Entry 1857 Guy Ellis v. Harvey Hamilton & T. J. Mills Hawkins Covenant Broken

Filed for damages of $2,000.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1157 23 Order A Copy
View Entry 1892 Henrietta Archard et al.v. R. D. Jordan et al Shelby Covenant Broken

Unable to locate & list additional plaintiffs and defendants.

 West Range: 82 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 465 34 Order A Copy
View Entry 1843 Hugh C. Hale v. Thomas Henderson Monroe Covenant Broken

Austin Rider mentioned as a conspirator of defendant, but not sued. Henderson broke a covenant to Hiles for claiming they could procure for Hiles land at no more than $8 per acre. Hiles fronted $500. sued for damages for $2,500.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1135 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1838 Hugh Price v. James P. Thompson, admr. of Thomas Hopkins, dec. Warren Covenant Broken Middle Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 308 21 Order A Copy
View Entry 1823 Herbert Newsom & Sally Newsom v. Patsy Dickinson, admr. of Jacob Dickinson, dec. Davidson Covenant Broken

See possible related case in MT 182.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 360 9 Order A Copy
View Entry 1852 Henry Leggett& William Ellis, admr. v. George White& others Roane Covenant Broken

The cause of action in this case is listed as "covenant broken." Other names listed in this case are Moses White, Richard White, and J.M. Butler.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1143 16 Order A Copy
View Entry 1853 Henry S. Roosevelt et al.v. William S. Townsend Hamilton Covenant Broken

Plaintiffs: S. Hyde, Robert A. Clark. Plaintiffs are partners in trade. Townsend was a merchant as well who made a deal for a large amount of goods from the plaintiffs and the deal didn't go through after the plaintiffs acquired all of the goods.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1151 148 Order A Copy
View Entry 1824 John Page, admr. of Elmore Douglas, dec. v. Ephraim & John Peyton Wilson Covenant Broken

Related to Petyon v. Peyton & Douglas in box MT 5.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 364 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1860 John Holmes v. A. L. Johnson Montgomery Covenant Broken

Concerning the selling of a slave named John or Moses.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 291 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1820 John Overton& James Mulherrin v. Daniel Perkins, et al. Williamson Covenant Broken Middle Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 335 48 Order A Copy
View Entry 1811 James Wilson v. Alexander Outlaw Jefferson Covenant Broken East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 54 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1828 John Lea v. George F. Napier Dickson Covenant Broken

Amount of damages $500.00

 Middle Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 376 49 Order A Copy
View Entry 1843 John Chandler v. Hiram Harris Marshall Covenant Broken Middle Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 385 19 Order A Copy
View Entry 1842 John A. Furgerson v. Jordan C. Holt Bedford Covenant Broken Middle Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 385 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1826 John McAlister v. John Blair & William P. Charter Washington Covenant Broken East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 664 21 Order A Copy
View Entry 1885 James R. Neil & Co. v. James S. Jarrett & Co. Marshall Covenant Broken Middle Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 568 51 Order A Copy
View Entry 1914 Joanna Gallagher et al.v. J.M. Toohey Shelby Covenant Broken

Exhibit material in folder. Additional plantiffs: Martin Gallagher. Charging Toohey as a trustee of one-half interest on a property, on which he and Gallagher entered an agreement to build houses. Question of accounting for profits from sale of property.

 West Range: 79 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1342 185 Order A Copy

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