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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 |
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| View Entry | 1859 | John R. Moore et al, heirs at law of Seborn Jewel, dec. v. Elbert Biggs, admr of Elizabeth Biggs, dec. | Greene | Petition to Sale Land |
Seborn Jewel died intestate, owning 221 acres of land in Districts 12 & 13; also house & lots in Greeneville on Irish Street (2-1/2 acres). Property was situated so as not to be advantageously partitioned. Pla. asked court to sell land, divide proceeds. Pla. are Seborn's heirs: Rachel (m. John R. Moore), Elizabeth (m. Elbert Biggs), Isabella (m. James A. Galbreath), Mary F., David R. (minor). Suit begun as ex parte proceeding but when Elizabeth died, question whether Elbert or Elizabeth's siblings took |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1142 | 27 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1859 | William H. McCoy et al. v. William Pearce, guardian, et al. | Greene | Land and Title Dispute |
John Muncher died leaving widow Mary; children Anna (m. Wm McCoy), Hogan, Rachel (m. Nathan Click), Margaret (m. Wm Laughlin), George B, Catherine, & Elizabeth; grandchildren--children of Muncher's dau Eliza (dec) & her husband Peter Laney, all Pla.. Dispute over 100-acre tract of land Muncher owned before he died, sold in execution sale to George Click, but John then attempted to redeem the land before he died, with the assistance of his son-in-law Thomas Pearce. Add. Def.: heirs of Pearce. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1142 | 65 | Order A Copy |