Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1871 David Fry v. A. E. Dinsmore, Elijah Wagner & Henry Wagner Greene Trespass with Force of Arms

sued for $5000 damages.

 East Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1251 60 Order A Copy
View Entry 1871 James B. Rogers (in err) v. David Rush Greene Trespass

Case involved water rights and diverting said water to property of another and also the cutting of timber on yet a third party's land. So the issue in part was fraud by sale of land "supposedly containing water" and trespass by indicating incorrect bounds of property, where in parties cut timber from lands they did not own.

 East Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 16 58 Order A Copy
View Entry 1871 Susan Quinn, admr. v. James Biggs, Jr. & M. W. Borden Greene Trespass and Damages

Plaintiff is the administrator of the estate of M. D. Quinn (dec.). John Shields also listed as a defendant in the summons. Plea of trespass to the plaintiff's damage of $50,000 for when the defendants, listed as Rebels and traitors to the state, unlaw- fully and with force of arms entered the home of the deceased, then alive, and assaulted him. They forced him to leave his property and kept him for a full month.

 East Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1250 42 Order A Copy
View Entry 1871 Uriah Mathes v. William Ross Greene Trespass

Defendant in error accuses the plaintiff in error of entering his property with other Confederate soldiers and taking 9,400 pounds of bacon worth $3,000

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1218 44 Order A Copy
View Entry 1871 William Woods v. George W. Moore Greene Trespass with Force of Arms

Plaintiff accuses the defendant of falsely imprisoning him for 24 hours, carrying away his property and assault. The document lists several pages worth of items stolen from the plaintiff and their value.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1217 82 Order A Copy