Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1856 Mary A. Hutchins et al. v. Elisha Robbins et al Franklin Fraud

additional plaintiffs - Seth W. Houghton, Rowena Houghton, John Hutchins - additional defendant - George N. White

 Middle Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 179 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 Matthew Click v. William Mills, D. McCullough & John Cantwell Claiborne Fraud

William Click is a negro who owned a tract of land in Claiborne County. He is old and leased part of the land to William Mills with the understanding the Mills would farm the land and give Click one third of the profits of he made off farming the land. Click states that Mills, along with McCullough and Cantwell purposely got him intoxicated in order to cheat and defraud him out of his part. He stated he was in no condition to transact business. Pages 11-16 are missing.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1159 107 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 Sarah Menafee v. James Cook et al. White Fraud

Additional Defendants: Samuel Parker, John James, and Joseph Menafee. Plaintiff claims that she shouldn't be held liable for the debts of her late husband, whom she claims knowingly lied to her about his indebtedness in conjunction with the Defendants.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 261 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 William H. Richardson v. Charles Hickerson et al. Coffee Fraud

Additional Defendants: James M. Stephens, W. S. Matterson.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 249 0 Order A Copy