Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1883 H. B. Smith v. J. J. Ford DeKalb Slander Middle Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 666 451 Order A Copy
View Entry 1888 Joseph P. Davis v. Thomas J. Davis DeKalb Slander

Defendant is accused of slandering the plaintiff by saying, in front of witnesses, that the defendant had perjured himself by lying in court under oath in a previous court case that concerned the estate of Solomon Davis.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 812 118 Order A Copy
View Entry 1885 N. M. Foutch v. James Truitt DeKalb Slander Middle Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 596 60 Order A Copy
View Entry 1880 Nancy Shehane by J. M. Shehane v. Benjamin G. Hale DeKalb Slander Middle Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 63 75 Order A Copy
View Entry 1888 Samuel Walker v. Thomas Taylor DeKalb Slander

Parties ran into each other on the road and proceeded to get into a verbal altercation. The defendant told the plaintiff to "go like the prodigal son" and pay another party for the hog he had stolen. The plaintiff had never stolen a hog from his neighbor.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 761 43 Order A Copy
View Entry 1857 William Bates v. H. H. Sullivan& wife Mariah DeKalb Slander

Defendants are technically charged with "trespass on the case in slander."

 Middle Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 277 0 Order A Copy