Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1873 James Campbell v. H. C. Kirk for H. K. Plummer Hickman Petitions for Certiorari

Campbell levied one colt, mule, calf, and yoke of oxen, to satisfy an execution by T. S. Broom, as well as debts to others. The documents recommend that the livestock be sold to satisfy the debt.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 8a 24 Order A Copy
View Entry 1873 Samuel W. Royston v. McMinn County McMinn Petitions for Certiorari

Related documents may be found in ET 814. Plaintiff claims that the Justices of the Peace of McMinn County ordered a public road to be opened, "leading from Clementon’s Farm to Sullins," and running through the property of the plaintiff. Plaintiff initially filed an injunction Bill that was dismissed.

 East Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1254 11 Order A Copy
View Entry 1873 Samuel Bell v. Alexander Allison& E. S. McClung Knox Petitions for Certiorari

Allison and McClung won a judgment against Bell for breach of contract regarding the sale of two car loads of wheat. Bell argues that he would have appealed the case but on the day to do so he became violently sick.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1233 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1873 State v. John D. Blackford, et al. Hamilton Petitions for Certiorari

Additional defendants: R. H. Guthrie and John H. Hamill. Defendants doing business under the name of Blackford, Guthrie & Co. Blackford et al. sued for certiorari against a distress warrant issued against them for $175. Defendants charge said warrant was illegally issued and should be suspended and they wanted their lands returned to them

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1238 33 Order A Copy
View Entry 1873 Thomas Smith v. Joel Rem & Daniel Ragan Cocke Petitions for Certiorari

The plaintiff owned property in 1868 and 1869 and made taxes payable by the clerk of the county court and were collected by J. Rem, who was at the time the revenue/tax collector for the county. The constable, James Arrington, then said the plaintiff was liable for the said taxes he had already paid to the county.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1235 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1873 W. K. Douglas for the use of George W. Baskett v. Thomas M. Brandon & John H. Brandon Greene Petitions for Certiorari

Issue of a civil action under warrant for a note.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1228 52 Order A Copy