Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1903 Albert E. Webb & Lauderdale County v. Chicago, St. Louis,& New Orleans Railroad Company et al. Lauderdale Petitions for New Road

Additional Defendant: Illinois Central Railroad Company. Webb was Road Commissioner.

 West Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 898 26 Order A Copy
View Entry 1920 Bessie Carter v. John Carter Lauderdale Petition for Divorce

Plaintiff filed for a divorce after more than two years of desertion and non-support by the defendant. Also motioned to maintain full custody of their two children.

 West Range: 78 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1653 89 Order A Copy
View Entry 1937 B. S. Williams& Inez Williams v. B. C. Ogle, exe. Knox Petition to Set Aside a Will

Exhibit Materials: ledger, various handwritten notes/ letters, two wills.

 East Range: 6 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 342 705 Order A Copy
View Entry 1882 Elizabeth Brown v. James G. Kirby, et al. Jackson Petition for Land

Additional defendants: A. H. Mauear and his wife Elizabeth Mauear, Eliza Kirby (wife of J. G. Kirby), Isaac Flatt and his wife Sallie, W. F. Brown, J. F. Brown, Bascrum Brown, A. C. Ragland, Andrew Moberry and wife Martha, and James Keith.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 617 19 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 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 1913 Morris Humphreys et al.v. Mary Ann Moore et al Henry Petition to Sale Land

Additional plaintiffs: Annie and Mamie Humphreys, Edna Hicks, Mrs. Joe Randale, Cora McNeill and D.F. Alexander; additional defendants: George, Charlie and Oce Alexander, John Jones and wife, Porter Lee and wife, J.P. Crawford and wife, W.D. Looney and wife, Charles Crutchfield, J.H. McSwain and wife, J.P. Crutchfield, Robert and Mildred Tharpe, Ephram Williams and wife, James Taylor, etc.

 West Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1308 21 Order A Copy
View Entry 1862 Miranna Jennings & others, widow & heirs at law of John P. Jennings, dec., Ex parte Grainger Petition to Sale Land

Add. Pla.: Miranna as guardian of minor dau Cynthia Elizabeth; dau Mary Elvira (m. Robert P. Moore); son Lemuel I.; dau S. C. (m. J. W. Parrott); Thomas Lathem as guardian of John J. Moore, son of deceased dau Sophronia Moore; dau Sallie (m. Thomas Lathem); son Lafayette; dau Margaret Emily (m. John W. Kincaid); Martha Harriet (m. Charles H. Davis); James T. Shields, admr of John's estate. 1500 acres on Clinch River: home tract, McGinnis tract, Augustus Jennings tract, Parrott tract.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1199 19 Order A Copy
View Entry 1857 Rachel Doughty v. Pleasant Doughty, et al Meigs Petitions for Dower

Court-appointed commissioners James Lillard, George W. McKenzie & Joseph McCorkle laid off a "year's support" for Rachel Doughty, widow of James Doughty. Pleasant Doughty, one of James Doughty's heirs, took exception to their report on the grounds that the amount of provisions set aside for the widow was "extravagant" & unjust to the heirs. Court agreed & reappointed the commissioners to lay off a new dower for the widow, who appealed the decision. Other heirs of James Doughty not named.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1188 11 Order A Copy
View Entry 1883 Thomas E. Crawley v. John Leonard et al. Davidson Petition for Mandamus

Additional Defendants: C. Power, Wiliam Ferril

 Middle Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 158 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1870 T. S.[?] Hobbs v. E. F. Tucker, admr. Of Francis Hobbs, dec. Wilson Petition for Injunction

Defendant acting as administrator of estate of Frances Hobbs, deceased.

 Middle Range: 33 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 522 18 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 The Justices of the Peace of Sevier County v. Anderson Seaton Sevier Petitions for New Road

The petition to create the road had already been passed, this case was about the opening of a completed road. Said road runs through Seaton's property, and he was refusing public access.

 East Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1647 43 Order A Copy
View Entry 1876 William A. Pierce, admr. of Laura Blakemore v. "Babe" Blakemore Lawrence Petition for Alimony

Laura McLaren & Harry Blakemore married and had one child. He later abandoned them and then Laura died in October 1872. After they were abandoned, Pierce took them and provided for them. Laura had 1/4 interest in a tract of land formerly own by her deceased father, Reuben McLaren. The infant had no given name or guardian. Therefore Pierce was petitioning on behalf of the child to receive Lauren's interest.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 29 51 Order A Copy