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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 | 1932 | Alice Chadwell et al. v. Ross Chadwell et al. | Claiborne | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiff: Porter Chadwell. Additional Defendant: Viola Chadwell, wife of Ross Chadwell. Plaintiffs and defendants are the heirs of George Chadwell and share in the lands he left to his family after his death. Plaintiffs complain that Def. Ross sold his interest in said property to them. However the Defendants are now divorcing and Def. Viola is claiming an interest in said land. The land in question lies in the 5th Civil District of Claiborne County, Tennessee. |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1376 | 188 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | Ollie Saylor et al. v. Mollie Owens et al. | Claiborne | Land and Title Dispute |
Add'l plaintiffs: Ollie Saylor on behalf of her minor children (Gilford, Aretta, Garfield, Wilburn, Cora, and Rufus.) Add'l defendants: Lilburn Owens, Scott Saylor, Gillus Saylor, Mary Brooks wife of Oscar Brooks, and Gilbert Saylor. Ollie's husband, Levi, died in 1929. In 1916, he deeded a tract of land to def. Pla. Wanted deed set aside for fraud and an injunction restraining def. from hindering her rights to hold and possess said land until her dower & homestead rights were determined. |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1386 | 111 | Order A Copy |