Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1907 Annie Persica, by next friend, Charles Gallina v. F. L. Monteverde, Sheriff Shelby Replevin

Persica sued the sheriff to replevin property he had seized as result of a court judgment against Annie's husband John Persica. Items included bar fixtures from her saloon: counters, a whisky case, bar mirrors, ice boxes, an iron safe, a piano, and set of barber fixtures consisting of mirrors and 3 barber chairs. It was decided that the sheriff acted illegally because the saloon contents belonged to Mrs. Persica. There are 2 copies of the 10-page statement of case. Two sets of brads could not be removed.

 West Range: 80 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1052 59 Order A Copy
View Entry 1907 John B. Ferguson v. B. A. Forsythe et al Lauderdale Replevin

Additional Defendants: G. B. & B. F. Osteen, Lee Berg & Herman Schafer of Berg & Shafer; T. D. Cobb. Suit to replevin about 160,000 feet of timber cut without permission from land of Robert I. Chester, dec., & to recover the proceeds from defendants' sale of 103,000 feet of other timber to Cobb. Defendants argue they have legal right to cut & sell the timber. John R. Cothran agent for the execs. of R. I. Chester. Chester died shortly before 1 Feb. 1892.

 West Range: 81 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 981 335 Order A Copy
View Entry 1907 L. H. Presson, et al.v. Arthur Bain Benton Replevin

Additional Plaintiffs: L. S. Presson

 West Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 998 16 Order A Copy
View Entry 1907 Lake County Mfg. Co. v. Alex Ezell Lake Replevin

Dispute over a car load of oil mill machinery.

 West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1067 36 Order A Copy
View Entry 1907 Mrs. L. A. Sartor v. Jesse French Piano & Organ Company Shelby Replevin

Also referred to as Debs Sarter. The French Co. asked for the return of a Sears R. Kelso piano.

 West Range: 80 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1045 26 Order A Copy
View Entry 1907 William. R. Moore Dry Goods Co. v. J. L. Johnson& White Wilson Drew Co. Tipton Replevin West Range: 81 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 963 44 Order A Copy