Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

Use quotes for an exact search. ex. "J. W."

View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1833 Aricus Hatfield v. Jesse Vaughn & William Brown Morgan Land and Title Dispute

Exhibits include hand-drawn maps.

 East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 672 21 Order A Copy
View Entry 1833 Conrad Sheratz v. Frederich Nicodemus Knox Land and Title Dispute East Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 672 60 Order A Copy
View Entry 1833 Edward L. Rice & Mary P. Rice v. Johnston, Newman & Co., et al. Carroll Land and Title Dispute

Additional Defendants: William T Johnston and Hannah Johnston, exes. Of William Johnston dec., C. B. Johnston, C. W. Johnston, William H. Newman, A. S. Gilbert, and George W Muse

 West Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 233 140 Order A Copy
View Entry 1833 Frederick A. Ross v. Pharaoh B. Cobb, et al Fentress Land and Title Dispute

Frederick Ross claimed on behalf of John & Catherine Blair, orphans & step children to Joseph Cobb whom was not their legal guardian, that their rights as heirs were impeded. Joseph leased out land belonging to the orphans, without the authority to do so. Case was filed on their behalf to identify the legal owners of the land.

 East Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 23 10 Order A Copy
View Entry 1833 John R. Chaffin et al.v. M. L. Gore et al Jackson Land and Title Dispute Middle Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 614 1325 Order A Copy
View Entry 1833 John Brown v. Ephraim & William Hixson Bledsoe Land, Sale of

The plaintiff claimed the defendants owed him payments for land sold by him. The plaintiff was a Cherokee Indian.

 East Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1050 53 Order A Copy
View Entry 1833 James K. Polk & wife, et al. v. Johnathan Douglas & Daniel Cameron Rutherford Land and Title Dispute

Additional plaintiffs: William R. Rucker and Susan his wife, John W. Childress and Mary Childress and Elizabeth Childress.

 Middle Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 375 11 Order A Copy