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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 | |
| View Entry | 1886 | Lewis Mason & Wife et al. v. Lewis M. Jarvis et al. | Hancock | Recovery of Land/Property |
Additional Plaintiffs: Lavina Mason, Isaac and Mary Parkey, and Wilson M. and Mary Couch. Suit concerns the ownership of a tract of land in Claiborne County owned by Josiah Ramsey, dec. The plaintiffs claimed that the defendants had taken illegal possession of the land under a fraudulent tax sale/title. See majority of materials (109 of 133 pages) in box ET 1886. See related case files in box ET 71, 73, and 1695. |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 751 | 133 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1870 | Nicholas Wolfe v. Abijah Deboard, et al. | Hancock | Land, Sale of |
Additional plaintiff: John H. Pearson. Defendants: George Green, admr., John Abijah, dec. Nicholas Wolfe sold Deboard land in Hancock County for $1800 in notes. Notes on others were also given for collateral, some in Confederate currency. Wolfe complained that the Confederate currency by 1870 was worthless & wished to be paid. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 8a | 51 | Order A Copy |