Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1867 E. P. Fort, admr. of W. L. Phillips v. Laura Stone & James M. Hintin Davidson Petition for Injunction

Plaintiff seeks and injunction to keep first defendant from disposing of promissory notes to second defendant.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 172 23 Order A Copy
View Entry 1867 James Thompson v. Wolfe Heirs Davidson Petition to Set Aside the Sale of Land

Heirs of Phillip Wolfe are petitioning to set aside the sale of several lots of land owned by Philip Wolfe.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 268 152 Order A Copy
View Entry 1867 Joseph C. Bowers et al. v. P. S. Lester Wilson Petition for Injunction

Add. Plaintiff: J. C. Glenn. Defendant acting as executor of estate of E. E. Eason, deceased.

 Middle Range: 33 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 522 16 Order A Copy
View Entry 1867 John L. Arrendell[?] v. Thomas Lancaster Smith Petition for Compensation

Compensation for work and labor performed.

 Middle Range: 33 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 527 157 Order A Copy
View Entry 1867 J. B. Scoby v. Shadrick Jarnon, et al. Wilson Petitions for Certiorari

Additional Defendant: S. A. G. Noel & Co., J. A. Anthony.

 Middle Range: 33 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 549 50 Order A Copy
View Entry 1867 John Swan v. State Jefferson Petitions for Appeal

Incomplete casefile. This case sites State v. Benjamin Doughty and Amagro Noel. The primary document is a petition from the plaintiff for a writ of supersedeas and writ of coram nobis.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1197 11 Order A Copy
View Entry 1867 Knoxville & Kentucky RR Co. v. The Justices of the Peace of Campbell Co. Campbell Petition for Mandamus

Plaintiff desires a petition for mandamus. On 2 May 1853 the county voted to take $50,000 of stock in the Knoxville & KY RR Co. In July 1854 the court directed the chairman of the court to subscribe $50,000 in the railroad's stock by issued bonds. Since that time work has begun on the railroad, but in the April term of the County Court an order was made refusing to issue the bonds unless compelled to do so by law.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1222 38 Order A Copy
View Entry 1867 Polly Lowry by her next friend Willie Lowry v. C. M. McGhee, et al. Heirs at Law of John McGhee, dec. McMinn Petition to Compel Payment

George Brown, counsel for minor heirs of Barclay McGhee, dec., for an execution against Alexander Cleage, Thomas A. Cleage, & Samuel Cleage in favor of Clerk for the use of C.M. McGhee, et al., for sum of $5,646.30, which was paid in Confederate money. 2/3 was given to C.M. McGhee & Margaret W. Niles, the other 1/3 was supposed to be given to heirs of Barclay McGhee but was never paid to them but was still in the hands of the clerk, James L. Bridges, or in a bank.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1195 25 Order A Copy
View Entry 1867 S. H. Harkleroad & W. R. Smith, admr. of W. H. Harkleroad, dec. v. Eli Anderson Sullivan Petitions for Certiorari

Hackleroad and Smith ask to appeal from an illegal judgment made against them by Anderson. They plead that they were informed the suit was dismissed, that they had not any warrant issued, and that they did not know judgment was rendered.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1195 8 Order A Copy