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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 | 1852 | E. H. Childress v. Edwin W. Hickman | Davidson | Petitions for New Road | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 239 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1852 | Flavius J. Robertson v. E. M. Robertson et al | Davidson | Petition for Land |
Additional defendants: John Blount Robertson, Alexander Robertson, and Alice Robertson |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 234 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1852 | James Wireman et al. v. Daniel Huff | Claiborne | Petitions for New Road |
Plaintiffs asked court to grant a jury of view to cut out a 2nd class road leading from the Kentucky road, near Wesley Chittums, & intersecting the Kentucky road at Cumberland Gap, and to appoint overseers & hands on the road. Add. Pla.: Martin B. Johnson, James Monday, David C. Cottrell, William H. Gunnings, James Shoemaker, William Lewis, Alfred Corbin, Lewis Harmon, Elisha Esstes, John Hunter, John Bogan. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1158 | 10 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1852 | William McMurry v. Elijah Morton | Davidson | Petitions for Appeal |
McMurry seeks to appeal a judgment against him in a prior hearing. He states that he was not present at the former hearing and did not know of the charges against him until he was told there was a warrant out for him. He claims his signature was forged. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 383 | 7 | Order A Copy |