Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1856 Abraham McKissee & Andrew Kerr v. Myron Rogers Polk Debt East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 78 30 Order A Copy
View Entry 1936 Austell Cabinet Company v. Center & Abernathy& L. H. Abernathy Polk Debt

Debt of three notes for a total of $365.95.

 East Range: 8 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 966 49 Order A Copy
View Entry B. B. C. Witt v. Polk County Polk Debt on Account

The complainant, a lawyer, sues the County of Polk for the sum of $758.96, a balance claimed to be due on account for fees for services rendered the county by the complainant.

 East Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 786 6 Order A Copy
View Entry 1859 Beeler v. Ezekiel H. Dunn& wife Polk Debt

William Cameson had notes due to the plaintiff. Cameson died and in the will named Anne Cameson his Executrix. Anne married the defendant, Ezekiel Dunn.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1141 115 Order A Copy
View Entry 1934 Cleveland National Bank v. F. D. Copeland, et al. Polk Debt

Additional Defendants: Mrs. F. D. Copeland, Dr. T. J. Hicks and wife, D. G. Merrill, H. W. McClary. Debt due by notes.

 East Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 780 80 Order A Copy
View Entry 1858 C.M. McClay v. M. Mayfield et al Polk Debt, Balance on

Add. defendants: R.H. Baldwin & Susan Mayfield. Debt due by note for $88.85.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1173 33 Order A Copy
View Entry 1859 D. C. Haskins & George Cloud v. J. E. Raht & James Gamble Polk Debt Dispute

Dispute also involves the use of land. Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 73 8 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 F. B. Lockaby v. Polk County, et al. Polk Debt

Case states that the Polk County Board of Education is indebted to F. B. Lockaby for the sum of $490.00 for rent due on a house owned by Lockaby that was rented by the Board of Education as a dormitory for teachers at the Ducktown High & Grammer Schools.

 East Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1361 64 Order A Copy
View Entry 1930 Frank Pickens v. Anna Scarbrough Polk Debt

This is just a portion of a case. The court of origin could not be determined.

 East Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1086 3 Order A Copy
View Entry 1851 Garland Smith v. Stephen Blankenship Polk Debt

Smith complained that Blankenship, administrator of the estate of Samuel Patterson, owed him $220.00.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1155 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 J. L. Collector v. Center& Abernathy Inc. Polk Debt

Plaintiff is the owner of a tract of land in close proximity to the store of the defendant. Plaintiff claims the defendant agreed to rent said land and use it as a means to load and unload goods. Plaintiff claims that since the agreement was made, the defendant has refused to pay the rent.

 East Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1440 124 Order A Copy
View Entry 1884 J. K. Gibson, admr., et al. v. Mary Waters, et al. Polk Debt

Add Pltfs: Samuel & W. R. Widener, and more. Add. Defs: Harriet Head, Elvira & Newton Dunn, Ezekiel Waters, John Waters, Martha & John Cheek, and more. Waters was the daughter of William Widener, dec. Widener had a note executed by the husband of Mary Waters, John Waters, dec. As administrator of the estate of Mary's father, he asserted that the debt of the note was larger than her interest in the estate. Also see J. K. Gibson, Admr., v. W. R. Widener, et al., in Box ET 1052.

 East Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1088 66 Order A Copy
View Entry 1855 John S. O'Neal v. Ezekiel H. Dunn Polk Debt on Account

Kenneth McCoy (saddler) contracted with O'Neal to go into his shop & make saddles for him, while boarding at McClary's tavern. He also contracted with Dunn to make 2 saddles for him (ladies' & men's). He made all saddles in O'Neal's saddle shop in Benton. Shop was 200 yards from Dunn's house. McCoy went to Charleston, SC to get hog skin & skirting for sAdd.es. Dispute centers around these sAdd.e transactions. Also mentioned: Samuel Dunn, Dr. Pendergrass (for whom McCoy made a pair of sAdd.ebags).

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1153 36 Order A Copy
View Entry 1849 John M. Canseler, Thomas H. Canseler, William N. Canseler, & Jefferson C. Canseler by his brother & next friend John M. Canseler, for the use of Bennet Boyd v. Samuel McConnell Polk Debt Dispute

Incomplete file (starts on pg 8); Pla. recovered judgment against McConnell on $60 note he owed Pla.' dad William Canseler (died Feb 26, 1845), which note Pla. sold to Boyd. McConnell says note altered to show a later date & that he never signed altered note. Justice of the Peace Solomon Summy said he instructed Boyd to change the date to make it clear what the date was, as the writing was dim.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1142 47 Order A Copy
View Entry 1861 James C. Dawson & Lucius C. Skinner v. J. P. Pickle, John Pickle, Solomon Pickle, & Jasper C. Bell Polk Debt, Execution on

Pla., merchants & partners dba Dawson & Skinner in Augusta, GA, recovered $481.88 judgment against Defs J.P. & Bell. Pla. sued to satisfy judgment from J.P.'s equitable ownership of house & lot in Ducktown, TN (No. 4), which Bell sold to J.P. but for which Pickle never registered deed (allegedly to avoid creditors). Similarly, Pltfs say J.P. owns wagon & oxen but colluded with brother John & dad Solomon to say he doesn't, to avoid creditors. Witnesses: Wm Carter, D.B. Bell, Lafayette McLeod, others.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1175 44 Order A Copy
View Entry 1869 Joseph M. Alexander, exe. v. Ann Eliza Dunn, admr. Polk Debt Dispute

Plaintiff is the executor of the will of John Moss (dec.). Defendant is the administrator of the estate of E.H. Dunn (dec.). sued for the debt due on a note as well as damages. Mentions the use of confederate money.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1186 89 Order A Copy
View Entry 1875 J. E. Raht v. The Union Consolidated Mining Company of Tennessee& The Union Consolidated Mining Company of Tennessee v. J. E. Raht Polk Debt

Raht is seeking to collect on a debt of $84,711.61 owed to him by the def. that was accumulated during his time as agent and superintendent of the company's Ducktown mining operations. Defendant accused Raht of building his fortune by converting the company's assets to his own use. This trial was the largest in the history of the Tennessee Supreme Court up to 1875. The court ultimately favored Raht, but he died before the lawsuit ended. See ET 1607, 1608, 1609, and 1610.

 East Range: 20 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1606 7064 Order A Copy
View Entry 1941 Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company v. Consauga River Lumber Co. Polk Debt Settlement

Exhibits: lease contracts, correspondence, deeds, invoices, rental statements, magazine clippings, newspaper clippings. Origin of Debt: rails and splices.

 East Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 552 365 Order A Copy
View Entry 1849 Patrick Tevoncey v. Moses Grigg Polk Debt Settlement

Additional defendant mentioned is ; both defendants are school commissioners. Debt totaling $45 for teaching classes in a school in the district.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1167 10 Order A Copy
View Entry 1867 Pryor L. McClany et al.v. Erby Boyd Polk Debt, Balance on

George W. Moore & Margarot Duff, administrator of the estate of John W. Duff also listed as defendants in the summons. File lists the plaintiff as: George H. Fetzer for the use of Robert W. McClany. The defendants are indebted to the plaintiffs in the sum of $212, which they unjustly detained. Suing for additional damages in the sum of $100.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1197 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1845 Samuel J. Rowan v. John C. Henderson et al. Polk Debt, Execution on

Add. Defs: James White, William K. Pickens. Henderson executed note in favor of Rowan, who then got judgment on note and, 4 months later, began execution of judgment on Henderson's property (negroes, cattle, sheep, oxen, farm equipment). Execution then stayed by White & Pickens per 1842 Act of General Assembly allowing 8-month stay on all judgments before Justice of Peace. Accordingly, Henderson petitioned circuit court to quash execution, which it did, & Rowan appealed to SC.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1137 31 Order A Copy
View Entry 1875 Samuel H. Dickey v. James F. Elkins, et al. Polk Debt

Samuel H. Dickey was a citizen of North Carolina. Defendant Elkins, a citizen of McMinn Co. Defendants: James F. Elkins, Zilphia E. Caldwell and husband, Samuel Caldwell, Dennis Haskins. Dispute over land sale and notes, 25 Aug. 1860, Polk Co. Zilphia E. Lillard, daughter of Dennis Haskins, wife & widow of William W. Lillard, dec.

 East Range: 20 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1605 134 Order A Copy
View Entry 1871 Samuel Parks v. Jack Walden Polk Debt

Jack Walden owed a debt of $100 to Samuel Parks, but was also made to pay interest & damages for delayed payment, as a result of this suit. The debt was to purchase land.

 East Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 8 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1858 The Hiwassee Mining Company v. Erly Boyce Polk Debt Settlement

Debt due by contract in the sum of $81.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1161 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1857 Winston Somers & Daniel M. McGee v. Francis P. Nest Polk Debt Dispute

Debt due totaling $391.05, which the defendants unjustly detained. The plaintiffs are sued for an additional $500 in damages.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1168 10 Order A Copy
View Entry 1861 William H. Hannah& William Wiggins v. Moses Cunningham for the use of James Lane, guardian of Clara& George Graves Polk Debt

Cause of action is listed as debt due by note.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1171 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1871 William A. & Ephraim Prince v. James Giddings, et al. Polk Debt Dispute

Additional defendants: George H. Berry, Elisha H. Perkins, and William B. Hill. William A. Prince made a power of attorney to James Giddings to sell and convey tracts of land. Giddings was prohibited from selling the lands for less than $3000. Plaintiffs suing defendants for unpaid purchase money and sought attachment of said lands as payment of the notes. 2 folders.

 East Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1246 351 Order A Copy