Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry 1886 Archibald Kile et ux. v. Hickman A. Kile Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

The plaintiffs owned a tract of land that they deeded to the defendant in exchange for another tract of land per a written agreement. However, Hickman Kile's son wrote the deed for the tracts of land to Archibald, which contained 15 to 20 acres more than the agreement stated. The plaintiffs did not realize the discrepancy until after they registered the deed. The plaintiffs sought correction of the deed in accordance with the original agreement.

 East Range: 19 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1875 694 Order A Copy
View Entry 1873 Barsheba C. McClure by next friend William S. Kyle v. A. M. Doak et al Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Barsheba married to Mitchell McClure 30 yrs (several children). Her parents Absalom & Barsheba Kyle died 18-20 yrs ago, leaving estate of which Barsheba inherited 1/8, some of which used to erect house titled solely in Mitchell's name. Dispute re dealings Barsheba had w/Mitchell (who fell into debt) over land (some on Holston River, some on Clouds Creek, some on old stage road). Add. Def.: Mitchell McClure; Joseph Thompson, Trustee; C. C. Spears, Sheriff of Hawkins County; Joseph McClure, Trustee.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1233 32 Order A Copy
View Entry 1937 Bessie Burem et al. v. Hal S. Burem & Wife Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Additional plaintiffs: Henry S. Burem and Julia Burem Day. J.P. Burem, husband to Bessie and father to Henry and Julia, died in 1936. Defendant was his brother. Prior to 1934, Hal Burem owned a valuable tract of land. Hal sold half of the land (85.5 acres) to J.P. Burem for $10,750. Plaintiffs asserted that full payment of purchase money was made. Plaintiffs charged that Hal refused to execute a deed to them and were suing for possession of land and rents due. 2 folders.

 East Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1253 425 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 Bautz & Bourne v. C. Austin & others Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Case involves suspicious goings-on in a land sale made during the Civil War (Confederate money). Defendants: Clisbe Austin, F. H. Austin, and James A. McKinney. Plaintiffs: Thomas S. Bautz and Edward S. Bourne. In 1862 Clisbe Austin purchased of C. J. McKinney 80-100 acres of prime land. Purchase was made in Confederate money. John A. McKinney sued for the recovery of the land, saying that his brother never had title.

 East Range: 20 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1604 90 Order A Copy
View Entry 1885 Billy Mee v. Polly Mee, et al. Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Brief for defendants only. Bill of ejectment against Billy Mee, denying that he has any title to 25 acre tract of land. Defendants plead that they and their father, Joseph Mee, had adverse possession of said land for 20 years.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1192 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 Clisbe Austin v. Charles McKinney Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Austin purchased land and was not given the title to said land.

 East Range: 19 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1679 201 Order A Copy
View Entry 1871 Dicks Alexander v. George Powell, et al. Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

This case was consolidated with Nancy Dalzell, John Shanks, admr., Margaret Kayter, J. A . McKinney, admr., C. C. Miller, Wiley Miller, Wesley Phipps, all v. George Powell. Stated in Decree on page 319. In May 1868, Alexander purchased land supposedly previously belonging to Powell. Deed said that any debts called on Powell in the next two years could be paid by possession of the land purchased by Alexander. Case seeks to settle debts and disputes on land ownership.

 East Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 3a 344 Order A Copy
View Entry 1865 Daniel Sipe v. Richard Mitchell et al. Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Transcript of case on remand from SC (not original case). Add. parties: William Sipe, Jesse Reeder, Stockely [Stokely] D. Mitchell (died during suit), Willie B. Mitchell, Anne R. Chesnut, admr., James P. McCarty. hand-drawn map showing disputed land. Stockely's heirs: widow Alice, children Joseph R., Clinton A., James G., R. Pinckney, Martha (m. A.P. Hampton), & minors Stockely (younger), Alice, Amelia, & Hugh N. Willie guardian for minors.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1141 32 Order A Copy
View Entry Ed Arterburn by next friend v. Tom Stephenson et al. Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Final Decree only. Additional Defendants: James Stephenson, Sam Stephenson, Clint Looney, Maggie Looney, Dr. M. O. Swan, Mary Swan, Lou Stephenson, Maud Stephenson, Vernie Stephenson, Margaret Stephenson. County: Unknown.

 East Range: 5 Section: d Shelf: Box Number: 85 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1943 Frances Charles, et al. v. Minnie Charles Hale Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Additional Complainants: James Charles, Sue Charles, Spears Charles. This case concerns the land of Joseph S. Charles, dec., and Lucy A. Charles, dec.

 East Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 606 167 Order A Copy
View Entry 1881 H. D. Gonce v. George H. Catron et al. AND Lula Catron et al by next friend v. H. D. Gonce Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Add Defs: Lula Catron, Dock Catron, Burket Catron, and William Catron. George Catron and his wife Elizabeth conveyed a tract of land to Gonce for $1400 and issued him a title bond. Gonce paid $500 and 2 horses up front and executed a note for $675, which he paid. Gonce claimed that Elizabeth put the funds to her own use and later died. Gonce claimed his right to ification of the contract and return of payment.

 East Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 736 42 Order A Copy
View Entry 1878 I. W. Campbell v. A. Davis, et al. & A. Davis & wife v. I. W. Campbell, et al. Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

File incomplete. Brief only. In 1878 Davis & his wife sued I. W. Campbell for the balance of $500 due them as payment for land in Sneedville that they sold to Campbell and F. S. Bray in 1875. Campbell countersued, charging Davis with fraud & alleging that Davis had no title to a portion of the land within the boundaries described by the deed. Bray had conveyed his undivided share of the land to Campbell in consideration of Campbell's paying the Davises.

 East Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1088 8 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 John C. Hicks et al. v. S. D. Brooks et al. Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Additional Plaintiffs: James Hicks and Jacob Hawell. In 1878, plaintiffs purchased a tract of land from J. P. Rogers and his wife M. F. Rogers on top of Short Mountain in Grainger County. The plaintiffs disputed the boundaries that were included in the deed and claimed that there was a piece of land that was omitted by the mistake of defendant S. D. Brooks. Exhibit includes a hand-drawn detailed map of land in dispute.

 East Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1809 126 Order A Copy
View Entry 1889 James D. Spitzer and wife v. James M. Carroll and wife Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Plaintiffs sued for half the land of A. W. Farris in the 1st Civil District of Hawkins County. The plaintiffs claimed half the tract is rightfully theirs through inheritance, however the defendants claimed they owned it outright--purchased in 1874… from A. W. Farris. The defendants lived on the land at the time of the case.

 East Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1803 85 Order A Copy
View Entry 1853 Jeremiah Wells & Rosa Rhodes v. Sarah Dougherty & others Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Dispute over a tract owned by Michael Dougherty, who died intestate. Heirs: James Dougherty, (deceased), Rosa Rhodes, Tom Dougherty, Betsy [Shifflet? and husband], Sarah Dougherty, Hannah Ward, and Mary Dougherty. It was alleged that the Shifflets sold their portion to Thomas Hopkins. Others involved: David Larkins, Elizabeth Shifflet, Eldridge Hood. Plat of the lots is drawn on page 5.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1143 28 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 Joel L. Claymon v. David Shanks et al. Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Additional Defendants: Sallie Charles, John Cape, and Charles Harris. The plaintiff sued the defendants to reclaim 42.5 acres of land he claimed to have a grant for from the state through Governor Robert L. Taylor. He charged the defendants with illegally possessing said land and striping it of its valuable timber. Claymon requested an injunction to halt the removal of resources from the land and requested a survey of the land and confirmation of its ownership. Includes hand-drawn map of disputed land.

 East Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1809 123 Order A Copy
View Entry 1884 John Shanks, admr. v. John Netherland, et al. AND W. B. and DeWolfe Miller v. John Netherland, et al. Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

This is a complicated consolidated case involving many different plaintiffs and defendants. Shanks was admr. of Thomas Hamblin. The Millers are exe. of C. C. Miller. Along with Netherland: J. C. Stamps, C. W. Heiskell. Also mentions Robert G. Netherland, Nancy Dalzell, John Blevins, W. C. Kyle, Rodham Chesnutt. F. D. Alexander was exe. of Dalzell. 106 pages in ET1953

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 103 113 Order A Copy
View Entry 1841 Johnathon & William Davies v. James P. Thompson, admr of T. Hopkins dec. Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

This is in response to an earlier suit: 1837 defendant filed bill against plaintiff where a tract of land was sold to the Daviess by Thos. Hopkins dec. (Oct. 1819, 131 acres sold for $780, to be paid in 5 annual installments of $156) Upon default, James Thompson filed suit and sought to force sale of land to collect.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1148 9 Order A Copy
View Entry Leah C. Shanks v. W. W. Shanks et al. Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Final Decree only. Date: Unknown.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 85 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 Miss Barbara Shanks v. J. O. Phillips et al Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Add. Defendants: George H. Campbell, F. T. Robinette, & M. F. Robinette. Issue over land left by Arthur Shanks (dec.) and an unclaimed portion sold to F. T. & M. F. Robinette for which a $400.00 bank note was left unpaid.

 East Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1439 90 Order A Copy
View Entry 1867 Mary Ruth McCarty, et al. v. James White, admr. of Robert R. Kyle, dec. + Edmond D. Wilson by next friend, et al. v. Mary Robert Kyle Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Transcript of two causes consolidated. In first case, Mary Ruth McCarty, et al. (there are many additional plaintiffs) were sued to collect debt from Kyle's unpaid rents on James R. McCarty, dec.'s property. In second case, Fain by next friend of Edmond D. Wilson, who with several other heirs of James R. McCarty were suing Mary Robert Kyle, minor, to reclaim title to James R. McCarty, dec.'s land, which was fraudulently taken by Robert Kyle.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1195 68 Order A Copy
View Entry 1887 Spencer Bernard, et al. v. George W. Bernard Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

The plaintiffs were heirs of Jonathan and Polly Barnard, dec. Polly Barnard was the daughter of Uberly Ball, dec. who owned a large estate in Hawkins Co. The plaintiffs claim the defendant had unlawfully claimed a 54 acre section of this ancestral land.

 East Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1848 166 Order A Copy
View Entry 1824 Samuel Jackson v. John M. Smith Hawkins Land and Title Dispute East Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 731 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1859 Samuel Pettibone & wife, Elizabeth M. Pettibone v. Jesse M. Lyons Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Elizabeth was daughter of Rachel & Arthur Armstrong (dec) & granddaughter of William Armstrong Sr (dec). Elizabeth had 4 siblings: Joseph R., Alice G., Louisiana & William P. Wm outlived Arthur. Before Wm died, he gifted Rachel & her 5 children 3 tracts of land aka the old Egypt place, on south bank of Holston River, in such gift deed consolidating all 3 tracts into 1 tract comprising 345 acres & providing for division of tract into 6 undivided shares, 3 of which Lyons came to buy. This dispute followed.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1142 49 Order A Copy
View Entry 1858 Thomas D. Arnold v. Charles McKinney & William White; Patience Smith v. Charles McKinney & Thomas D. Arnold Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Dispute over the ownership of a tower in Rogersville after the death of Charles Smith. Both parties claim that a deed was executed to them to claim ownership as Charles McKinney was a creditor.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1163 53 Order A Copy
View Entry 1882 Thomas Shaver et al. v. James Wright Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Additional complainants: Nathaniel Morgan, Francis Morgan, John G. Shaver, and A. L. Manly. Complainants argue they are the heirs of Susan Mitchell, deceased, who was their aunt. Susan died intestate. Susan and her husband sold a tract of land, which she inherited with her siblings, to J. M. Moore and eventually it was sold to Wright. Complainants argued that previous purchases of said land be ified and that the title of the land be transferred to complainants.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1179 55 Order A Copy
View Entry 1937 Tom C. Miller, et ux v. Fidelity Bankers Trust Company, et al Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

The Millers borrowed some money from Fidelity Bankers for land. Arnold and Newell are officials of the bank. The bank wants to reclaim the land from the Millers and sell to the Rod and Henry Armstrong In 2 folders. Additional Complainant: Jean Miller. Additional Defendants: M. D. Arnold, Jr., Rod Armstrong, Henry Armstrong, W. E. Newell

 East Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1048 196 Order A Copy
View Entry 1872 William Meek & Robert Simpson v. A. Matthis & E. S. Matthis v. Meek & Simpson, et al Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Folder contains multiple opinions, considered, reversed, and challenged again. Case concerns multiple heirs to the estate of Alexander Mathis, his land holdings, bequests, and subsequent sales and purchases of land holdings. Two more opinions, filed in 1870. Meek and Simpson wanted all judgments from all courts reviewed and set aside except the one against them for the balance of purchase money due from them.

 East Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 4a 132 Order A Copy
View Entry 1885 Winney Morelock v. Polly Bernard, et al. Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Brief only. Other defendants: William Morelock; George Morelock; Samuel Morelock; Prissy Morelock; husband of Prissy Morelock; children of Henry Morelock, dec. William, George, Sam, Henry, & Prissy were children of plaintiff. Date & codefendant information comes from "Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Tennessee" & not stated in brief. See additional papers in Folder ET 1671 labled Winney Morelck v. Polly Bernard.

 East Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1092 170 Order A Copy
View Entry 1937 W. H. Coward, et al. v. Allie Hamblen, et al. Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Additional plaintiffs: John Coward, Nola Simpson, and Mollie Thompson. Additional defendants: Charley Hamblen, Winifred Coward and her unknown heirs. Plaintiffs and Allie Hamblen were siblings. Allie Hamblen was paid $650 by their father to discharge all of her rights in the their parents' estate. Pla. stopped renting out land to deft's who agreed to vacate premises. Defendants refused to move. Plaintiffs were liable to pay damages to Elmer Simpson if they did not fulfill rental contract with him.

 East Range: 9 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1281 175 Order A Copy
View Entry 1892 W. N. Johnson v. William Henry, et al. Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Add Defs: Margaret E. Henry, Liza Courtney, Mary A. Price, Joseph Johnson, Andrew J. Johnson, James Alvis, Eliza Brooks, James Brooks, Henry Brooks, and too many more to list. Wilson N. Johnson's father Isaac Johnson, dec. purchased certain lands from George R. Powell for $300. Unable to pay the entire sum, Wilson paid $156.25 and a deed of trust was established. Isaac died having never paid the debt and Wilson sought to recover the debt from the estate and heirs of Isaac.

 East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 668 94 Order A Copy
View Entry 1844 William Tallent v. Edward Murphy Hawkins Land and Title Dispute

Murphy agreed to convey 40 acres on Stacey's Branch to Tallent, as soon as Murphy could get a grant from the state (because his claim to the land was an entry). And Tallent would convey to Murphy 50 acres (Bill Johnson tract). 40 acres not conveyed. Instead, Murphy sold it to Joseph McCall & moved to Missouri. Testimony: claims of intoxication, bribery, that Tallent lived with Avis Williams who wasn't his wife, that Murphy moved due to son's conduct, that witness Polly Smith was mentally deranged.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1137 81 Order A Copy