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Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1855 | Ezekiel Collins, Andrew Collins, v. Samuel Rhea | Hancock | Land, Partition of |
Land dispute of properties previously owned by Benjamin Collins of Hancock Co. containing fifty acres, lying on Newman's Ridge, same county. Children of Benjamin Collins: Marler Collins, Wyatt Collins, Ezekiel Collins, Andrew Collins, Jordan Collins, Nancy Collins, Betsy Collins, wife of Martin Collins; Polly Collins, wife of Willis Gisson (sic); Edmond Collins, Milenton Collins, and Benjamin Collins. Court-ordered partition of land among heirs and defendant. Appealed. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1162 | 33 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | Joseph E. Swass v. M. V. Parcell et al. | Hancock | Recovery of Land/Property |
Incomplete case. Brief of defendant only. |
East | Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1081 | 0 | Order A Copy |