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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1879 | Binkley and Whitcomb v. James Hutsell | McMinn | Debt on Account |
Cause of action was listed as "debt due by account." This appeared to be a case involving medical bills due to a Dr. Whitcomb for medical services rendered to the wife of James Hutsell. |
East | Range: 19 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1695 | 16 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1893 | J. LaMotte Morgan v. Athens Town Co. et al. | McMinn | Debt on Account |
Add. Def: R. J. Fisher, treasurer of defendant company. Morgan sued to recover $432.12 debt. |
East | Range: 18 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2016 | 336 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1887 | Smith, Henderson & Company v. A Shoemaker | McMinn | Debt on Account |
Case is dispute over a $12 note taken out by Alva Shoemaker from John H. Luck, an agent for Henderson Smith Co. who sold a product called "Orchilla Guard". Shoemaker claimed the product did not work to improve his cotton crop. |
East | Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1862 | 13 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | Sanford, Chamberlain & Albers v. C. C. DeArmond, et al. | McMinn | Debt on Account |
Plaintiffs were druggists who did wholesale business in Knoxville, defendants were merchants who did general retail business in merchandise. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants were indebted to them on account in the amount of $449.85. Additional Defendant: W. W. Weatherly. |
East | Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1646 | 336 | Order A Copy |