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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 |
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| View Entry | 1870 | Nicholas Wolfe v. Abijah Deboard, et al. | Hancock | Land, Sale of |
Additional plaintiff: John H. Pearson. Defendants: George Green, admr., John Abijah, dec. Nicholas Wolfe sold Deboard land in Hancock County for $1800 in notes. Notes on others were also given for collateral, some in Confederate currency. Wolfe complained that the Confederate currency by 1870 was worthless & wished to be paid. |
East | Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 8a | 51 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1888 | William H. Horton v. C. D. Herd et al. | Hancock | Estate Sale |
Hiram, Bertie, and Darwin (?) Horton, the minor children of R .J. Horton, dec., sued the defendant C. D. Herd and Cornelia Horton by their next friend William Horton. Herd was the former partner of their father in the mercantile business and the brother in law of R. J. Horton's widow, Cornelia. Herd convinced the widow to settle the partnership in his favor of $603 but the minor children contested this and claim and requested an injunction to prevent Herd from removing any assets of the firm. |
East | Range: 19 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1873 | 193 | Order A Copy |