Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1901 Alice B. Castleman, et al. v. The Phillipsburg Land Co. Cumberland Land

Partial case. Appeal.

 East Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1078 3 Order A Copy
View Entry 1927 Arlington Bank& Trust Company v. George Robinson, et al. Cumberland Land and Title Dispute

Additional Defendants: Anna M. Gould, Albert H. Gould, Stella S. Gould, Sarah Ann Boughtin, E. N. Gould, Hattie M. Calhoun, S. M. Davenport and Harriet E. Davenport.

 East Range: 6 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 350 153 Order A Copy
View Entry 1936 B. H. Sprankle v. Columbus Keyes et al. Cumberland Land, Confirmation of Ownership

Additional Defendant: Oakes Henry. Other names involved in the dispute are S.A, Copeland, Thomas Snodgrass, and Wallace Tabor. The case is located in two folders.

 East Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 906 472 Order A Copy
View Entry Davidson Benedict Co. v. Tennessee Co. et al. Cumberland Land and Title Dispute

Opinion only. Court of origin and date are unknown. Additional defendant: C. C. Benefield. Plaintiff claims it is the owner in fee of all timber of a certain measurement on a 5,000 acre tract of land. Plaintiff further claims defendant has entered said land and is engaged in cutting of said timber.

 East Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1254 7 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 E. R. Lisk et al. v. J. C. Myers & S. C. Norwood Cumberland Land and Title Dispute

Add. Defendant: John J. Tracy. Issue over boundary lines.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 852 200 Order A Copy
View Entry 1940 G. L. W. Draper v. Alva Potter, et al. Cumberland Land and Title Dispute

Additional Defendants: S. W. Potter, dec. and Alice Potter. Case also involves a contested bond and will.

 East Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 133 36 Order A Copy
View Entry 1874 J. Lewis v. William Lewis Cumberland Land and Title Dispute

Case is incomplete; summary and exhibit only.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 86 57 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 J. T. Narramore, et al v. A. C. Butler, et al and E. G. Tollett, et al v. A. C. Butler, et al Cumberland Land and Title Dispute

A consolidated case dealing with a 50 acre tract of land in Cumberland County. Plaintiff alleges that defendant undertook fraudulent activates to avoid paying for the land.

 East Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1822 66 Order A Copy
View Entry 1878 J. A. Kellogg v. John. Trenbath et al. Cumberland Land and Title Dispute

Defendants: John and Elizabeth Trenbath and Edward Danscomb

 Middle Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 38 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1876 James M. Johnson v. William Penn Cumberland Land and Title Dispute Middle Range: 33 Section: e Shelf: Box Number: 512 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1881 Minerva Walker v. William Parham Cumberland Land and Title Dispute

John Parham purchased a tract of land from John Low. John Parham then died. Minerva Walker then produced a deed to the property, claiming it was the one Low had issued Parham for the land. The two brought the suit to court to settle the land ownership. Add'l documentation in box ET 23a.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 158 613 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 State v. John Roy, et al. Cumberland Land and Title Dispute

Dispute includes the cutting of timber.

 East Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 135 21 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 State v. Emma Troglin, et al. Cumberland Land and Title Dispute

Additional Defendants are unlisted.

 East Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 135 17 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 State ex Rel. v. John Seals, Will F. Seals, John A. Seals et al. Cumberland Land and Title Dispute

Four Folders - fills entire box.

 East Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 142 1230 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Stephen Carwood v. J. A. Renfro & wife, et al.. Cumberland Land

Additional defendants: Mary Renfro, J. P. England, Michael and Susannah Smitzen.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 668 82 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Viola Wilson v. C. F. Wilson Cumberland Land and Title Dispute

3 folders.

 East Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 137 649 Order A Copy
View Entry 1810 William Cannon v. David Ross Cumberland Land and Title Dispute

Dispute also involves the ownership of slaves.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 76 77 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 William B. Lenoir v. W. E. Snodgrass, J. C. Carwood, S. Carwood, et al. Cumberland Land and Title Dispute

First 252 pages missing. See additional part of case in ET 1766 and map of Cumberland County, Grant Numbers 17801 & 17805 in M-17-20.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 77 258 Order A Copy
View Entry 1938 Zora Liebrock v. Town of Crossville Cumberland Land and Title Dispute

Dispute over the use of rented land.

 East Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 133 70 Order A Copy