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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1877 | Susan Revier by next friend v. Houser, Brown, et al. | Maury | Sale, Petition to Halt |
Additional defendants: James M. Sheppard, N. W. Jones. Land was purchased with profit from sale of slave. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 32 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | William Hawkins, et al. v. John Kidwell, et al. | Greene | Petition to Halt Sale |
Other defendants: William R. Carter; Emberson Carter; John Malone; E. F. Mercer; J. F. Deadrick. Hawkins seeking to halt sale of 400 acres of land to settle debt of $8284, which defendants won as judgement in case against him. Debt arose from Hawkins purchase of the land. He claimed that defendants were never party to the debt over the land purchase & that he had completely paid off the land purchase anyway. Additional plaintiff: Calvin Smith. |
East | Range: 20 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1594 | 126 | Order A Copy |