Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1876 C. H. Cook v. Robert Bee et al. Davidson Land, Sale of

Additional Defendant: John Cook. Additional Parties: Martin Johnson, Alfred Bearden, George Hill, Robert Lane, George Wright, Hardy Parker, S. Goodman, H. C. Jackson, A.J. Carver, J.C. Ozment, A.M. Tennison, Burnell Woods, D.H. Caswell, and R.A. Edwards.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 58 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1876 G. W. Davis v. Ellis Nipper, et al. Robertson Land, Sale of

Additional defendants: Thomas Wynn, H. H. Kirk, and Ferguson V. Persise.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 37 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1876 H. H. Ingersoll, Assignee v. D. W. C. Seuter, et al. Loudon Land, sale of

I. C. Grant made a deed in trust to A.D. Rhea, as security for creditor Warham Easley, partner in Easley & Jones. Grant & his wife then sold land to Easley, a part of Rhea's trust deed. Easley paid off the debt, Grant conveyed the land but did not pay off Rhea's trust deed. Easley had his own debts, & tried to get money from Grant through the law suit. The connection of Ingersoll and Seuter to Rhea, Easley, and Grant is unclear.

 East Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 4a 38 Order A Copy
View Entry 1876 James W. Robertson et. al. v. W. L. Wood Henry Land, Sale of

Additional plaintiffs listed as L.V. Robertson (wife of James W.), James Robertson, Edward , Sarah E. Robertson, all children of James W. & L.V. Robertson

 West Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 94 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1876 M. F. Whitehursh v. W. W. Yardell& S. D. Yardell Gibson Land, Sale of West Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 70 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1876 M. A. Helm, guardian of Nettie F. Keith v. W. A. Hoskins Monroe Sale, Petition to Halt

Connected to cases Helm v. Keith in ET 1571 and ET 1228. Helm sold Hoskins Keith's shares in Tellico Mfr. Co. As Helm was only guardian of Keith, the court has to approve or deny the sale of anything willed to Nettie F. by her father Wm. F. Keith.

 East Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1645 61 Order A Copy
View Entry 1876 Rufus K. Bethel, et al. v. E. J. Jordan, et al. Rutherford Land, Sale of

Additional plaintiffs: Eveline Bethel and his children Thomas, Joseph, and Chinnda(?) Additional defendants: William Jordan and Blunt Jordan

 Middle Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 32 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1876 William B. Cameron v. William Hayse Grainger Land, Sale of

Cameron sold Hayse a house & lot in Rutledge for an unspecified amount. Purchase agreement stated that if all of the money owed was not paid by a certain date, the Hayse would pay Cameron $4/month in rent. Cameron claimed that Hayse neither paid the purchase money owed nor paid any rent.

 East Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1653 132 Order A Copy