Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1868 James Tally v. A. C. Tally et al Jefferson Land, Sale of

Issue of fraud committed by the defendant against the plaintiff over the sale of a tract of land.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1229 51 Order A Copy
View Entry 1868 Jacob Peck v. William Brazelton & William Dick Jefferson Land and Title Dispute

Peck indebted to Gen. Brazelton (who had market in New Market after which town was named; the 2 had history of financial dealings). Secured debt w/deed on 1,000 acres, w/Dick as trustee. On advice of Peck's 2 sons W.R. & Isham T. (visiting from Louisiana), & in effort to settle up, Peck deeded 200+ acres of this land to Brazelton; Peck says intended as mtg. Brazelton took possession of this 200+ acres, leading Peck to file this suit. NOTE: Peck, TN Supreme Court judge from 1822-34, died in 1869.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1230 122 Order A Copy
View Entry 1868 Morgan Lane, et al. v. Enoch Marshall, et al. Jefferson Land, Sale of

Additional documents located in ET 18a. Additional plaintiff: William Johnson. Additional defendants: Benjamin L. Marshal and William R. King. During the contested sale of land, William Johnson, who had equity in the land, was a prisoner of war on Johnson's Island. Case file contains various tax receipts as well as a George Washington 2c stamp and an 1871 newspaper clipping advertising the court ordered sale of land.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1225 131 Order A Copy
View Entry 1868 Thomas Walker v. C. C. Tipton& John Hurst Jefferson Land, Promissory Note

Tipton had bought tract of land from Hurst in 1859 using notes, including $875 in bank notes which were executed in the Bank of Tennessee. Note was assigned to Walker in 1861. During war, defendants were Confederates and Walker a Unionist. Walker was forced to accept Confederate money as payment for the note. Walker now suing defendants to enforce a lien on the land for the unpaid purchase money, charging that the Confederate money was fraudulent and not a payment at all.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1224 29 Order A Copy