Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1882 Candis Cullom v. E. Cullom Obion Divorce

Mrs. Cullom charged that her husband was violent and abusive, and failed to provide properly for her and their 2 small children.

 West Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 190 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1913 Dona Watson v. Henry A. Watson Obion Divorce

Couple is listed as having one three-year old child at the time of their divorce.

 West Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1306 28 Order A Copy
View Entry 1911 Emily Bell White v. William Atlas White Obion Divorce West Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1236 141 Order A Copy
View Entry 1917 G. W. McClain v. Birtie M. McClain Obion Petition for Divorce

The plaintiff states that in 1916, a man named Ed Heathcot was shot in the plaintiff's yard by a son of the defendant by a former marriage. The defendant and her son convinced the plaintiff that Heathcot was trespassing on their property, but learned later that the defendant and Heathcot had been engaging in acts of adultery.

 West Range: 79 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1547 90 Order A Copy
View Entry 1874 Hearitt Tidraw [Tidrow] v. John C. Tidraw [Tidrow] Obion Divorce West Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 42 55 Order A Copy
View Entry 1907 Lela Jones v. Sut Jones Obion Petition for Divorce West Range: 81 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 939 68 Order A Copy
View Entry 1908 Lela Jones v. Sutt Jones Obion Divorce West Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 927 14 Order A Copy
View Entry 1931 Lula Maxwell v. J. S. Maxwell Obion Divorce

J. S. Maxwell refused to pay alimony and still owed Lula $610.43

 West Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2056 23 Order A Copy
View Entry 1907 Mrs. Blanch Richards v. Homer Richards Obion Divorce West Range: 81 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 940 42 Order A Copy
View Entry 1921 Mrs. Florence Cheatham v. R. H. Cheatham Obion Divorce

Complainant and defendant were married on 10/9/1912. When they married, she was a widow with no children and he was a widower with 6 children. The complainant raised the children who were young at the time she married the defendant. One son, Thomas, did not like Florence. He repeatedly told her to leave, verbally abused her, made up lies about her to his father who would then verbally abuse her as well. Charges defendant with cruel and inhuman treatment of herself. Seeking alimony, support.

 West Range: 78 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1795 262 Order A Copy
View Entry 1881 Sarah E. Clark v. S. B. Clark Obion Divorce

Only a cover page, index and first page. The rest of the case is missing

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 226 3 Order A Copy
View Entry 1881 Sarah E. Clark v. G. B. Clark Obion Divorce

Plaintiff accused defendant of turning her out of his home for no reason; he claimed she left of her own accord. She also claimed he owed her $110 of her inheritance, which he denied. Testimony includes detailed references to the theft of some clothing as a possible reason for the dispute.

 West Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 143 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1881 W. P. Lewis v. Martha Lewis Obion Divorce

Grounds of this divorce are abandonment -- "She became offended and left him in malice and of her own accord, willfully and without reasonable cause," about two years previous to the filing of the suit.

 West Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 185 0 Order A Copy