Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry 1856 I.M. & F.H. Preston v. John Douglass; James L. West v. I.M. & F.H. Preston Grainger Motion for Appeal

Defendants previously secured a judgment against the plaintiffs Preston for $546. The plaintiffs now are attempting to overrule the previous judgment based on a restatement of the facts.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1180 39 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 Jane C. Looney v. Benjamin Looney Knox Petition for Divorce

Parties are married & lived happily for several yrs but before this bill filed, def.'s behavior changed, becoming violent & inhumane toward pla., including def. sleeping w/axe on his side of bed to intimidate pla., walking out on her & children for long periods, & having relations w/slave. Parties amassed $70,000 estate, real & monetary.deal w/parties' dealings after SC ruled in Jane's favor re alimony, incl Def's reconciliation attempts via letter & Jane's replies.

 East Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1142 275 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 John McMahan v. Jackson Grubb & R. J. Engledon McMinn Contract for Labor and Materials

Grubb & Engledon were partners in tailoring business and McMahan a farmer. Both parties had an arrangement in which McMahan furnished Grubb & Engledon with produce in exchange for their tailoring clothes for him. It was also agreed that both Grubb's & Engledon's accounts were blended. Plaintiff unaware of change in relationship between def'ts who later dispute in three other cases about account balances (what they did or did not receive).

 East Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: Oversize Box 17 80 Order A Copy