Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1860 Allen McCoy v. Christian Heffner Union Debt Dispute

Plaintiff filed suit against defendant who won an earlier judgment against him for the sum of $35. The parties are sued over payment of a note, and the Circuit Court found for the plaintiff, as the delivery of a note by payee does not assign liability.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1139 33 Order A Copy
View Entry 1870 Caswell C. Lyons, admr.,& Heirs v. Valentine Wyrick, et al. Union Land and Title Dispute

Opinion only. Complex land and title dispute. Lyons took deed of conveyance from Anderson Acuff for a tract of 140 acres. Acuff had obtained judgment against Lyons for unpaid purchase money. Land was sold by sheriff to L.M. Ellis. Deed eventually came to Wyrick. Lyons and Ellis had made verbal agreement on the redemption of the land but Ellis sold to J.L. Mynatt. Plaintiffs charges a vendor's lien was created in favor of Lyons.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1217 10 Order A Copy
View Entry 1866 Hiram Norton v. Nicholas Ailor, admr. Union Estate Dispute

Nicholas Ailor was guardian of one Pauley Hutchison who was mentally handicapped. Her father Reuben Hutchison received a Union pension. After her father's death, Pauley received the pension. After her own death, Ailor sought to recover some of the money

 East Range: 18 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1955 125 Order A Copy
View Entry 1867 John Vansel et al.v. T. H. Evans et al Union Estate Dispute

Additional plaintiffs and defendants listed in file. Missing first 12 pages. Plaintiff's name also spelled "Vancil". Dispute over the estate of Elias Vancil (dec.).

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1194 164 Order A Copy
View Entry 1867 J. G. Palmer et al. v. T. H. Butcher Union Property Dispute

Additional Plaintiffs: William H. Sharp, and A.J. Savage. The plaintiffs are common school commissioners for the 10th school district in Union County. The defendant is accused of illegally occupying the Miller Schoolhouse. Related documents can be found in ET 1066.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1197 31 Order A Copy
View Entry 1859 State v. John Cole Union Land and Title Dispute

Case incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 102 6 Order A Copy