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 A. G. Buffat v. William Ledgerwood Knox Property, Petition to Compel Delive

Plaintiff was a confederate soldier in the Civil War, at which time he was ordered to get a horse from a certain home. After the war, plaintiff was charged with being a horse thief and required to submit a note for the repayment of the horse. Plaintiff later discovered defendant to be in possession of stolen horse and demanded that horse be returned to him, so that he could return it to the owner. Plaintiff also requested the note be deemed and void since he found the horse and planned to return it

 East Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1639 115 Order A Copy
View Entry 1857 Charles M. Stewart v. John K. Edmondson Davidson Property, Petition to Compel Delive

Dispute is over barrels of molasses, boots, etc.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 253 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 D. B. Cooper clerk& master v. M. E. Voss et al. Maury Property, Petition to Compel Delive

Additional defendant - W. D. Davis

 Middle Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 53 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 F. M. Woodall, Sheriff of Davidson County v. Kirkpatrick & Keith Davidson Property, Petition to Compel Delive Middle Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 48 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1905 George A. Smith v. J. F. Charles & wife Hawkins Property, Petition to Compel Delive

Court orders J.F. Charles and M.E. Charles (wife) to give over land. No other details surrounding the main cause of the case are given. Incomplete case. Smith is named in another case the same year in this box.

 East Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1 3 Order A Copy
View Entry J. B. Cunningham, et al. v. Thomas Jordan, et al. Roane Property, Petition to Compel Delive

No information pertaining to the case included. Incomplete case.

 East Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1a 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1911 Memphis Union Station Company v. Silvio Nardi Shelby Property, Petition to Compel Delive

The plaintiff petitioned against the defendant, along with Frederico Ceru and the Memphis Macroni Company for condemning their properties that the plaintiff wanted to build on. Case is filed in two folders.

 West Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1245 434 Order A Copy
View Entry 1860 W. H. Calhoun v. Mayer& Warne et al. Davidson Property, Petition to Compel Delive

Additional Defendants: Charles Wallender, Benjamin Sheilds.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 301 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1885 Wm. G. Stiles v. W. D. Cannon& W. T.& G. Browdre Shelby Property, Petition to Compel Delive

325 bushels of corn valued at $143.00. Jury had found for the defendant. Overturned by Supreme Court. Also spelled Bowdrie.

 West Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281 127 Order A Copy