Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1845 Albert M. Fleming v. Joseph McCracken Rutherford Slaves, Ownership of Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 236 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1835 Beverly Randolph v. Henry White et al. Rutherford Slaves, Selling of

Additional Defendants: Lacy White, wife of Henry White. Selling of negro slaves who belonged to Lacy White's father, Lacy Anderson, deceased.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1846 Benjamin Webb & Gwynn Foster v. John Patterson Rutherford Slaves, Selling of Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 223 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1855 Elizabeth Fields v. John M. Caldwell Rutherford Slaves, Ownership of Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 256 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1843 Henry White v. George D. Crosthwait et al. Rutherford Slaves, Ownership of

Additional Defendant: George W. Becton. Concerns the disputed ownership of a female slave.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 176 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1837 James Vaughan v. Alfred Martin& Isaac M. Breshear Rutherford Slaves, Ownership of Middle Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 209 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1818 John R. Bedford v. John H. Gibson Rutherford Misrepresentation of Ownership of Slave

Concerns slave named Doctor.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 331 39 Order A Copy
View Entry 1837 Nathan Neely v. Elizabeth Lyon Rutherford Slaves, Ownership of Middle Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 209 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1848 Rolley Wrather v. Adam Finch et al. Rutherford Slaves, Ownership of

Additional Defendants: Henry White and Levi B. White. Concerns slave named Charlotte, 26 years old.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 228 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1857 Sallie Ann Batton, et al. v. Samuel Winston Rutherford Slaves, Ownership of

Additional Plaintiffs: Charlotte, Cassie, and John Bill Batton (minors). Plaintiffs charge that the Defendant overcharged for the slaves he sold them.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 283 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1869 Thomas Lillard et al. v. William Barton et al. Rutherford Slaves, Ownership of

Question of ownership of a slave named Jim who now claims to be a free man of color.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 274 125 Order A Copy