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 Catherine Wynn v. J. F. Munford et al. Warren Guardianship of Minors

Additional Defendants: E. W. Taylor.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 249 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 C. W. Hall v. Charles J. McKinny Hawkins Land, Sale of

Issue of a deed made out to the plaintiff for a tract of the defendant's land.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1180 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 Edmund Cooper v. Herod F. Holt et. Al Bedford Slaves, Ownership of

Sale of enslaved people - Simon and David (who died) and Nat (who was sold to Defendants after David's death) also Milly, Penny and Hannah. Additional Defendants: H. G. Holt

 Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 249 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 Flora L. Ewing v. Joseph Thompson et al. Bedford Slaves, Ownership of

Additional Defendants: Nicholas Cheatham, Edmond Cheatham, and William Little. Plaintiff is a minor and Milton Wheat is her legal guardian. Plaintiff sued for ownership of her deceased father's slaves.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 259 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 G. Lee Price et al. v. William H. Crouch, admr. Of C.B. Reynolds, dec. Washington Breach of Contract

Reynolds did not deliver the contracted amount of French Brandy Price paid for. Crouch had obtained a judgment against Price for $148. Price charges such judgment as unjust and oppressive.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1181 39 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 Hale v. Witt Jefferson Breach of Contract East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 31 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 James L. Scudder v. George Kimbro Bedford Slaves, Ownership of Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 259 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 James Cox, Guardian of Mary F. Garrison v. Jacob Garrison Knox Slaves, Ownership of

Cases involves the ownership of two Negros. Others named in the case are James Cox Sr. and Thomas Calloway

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1179 43 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 John Swann v. Shadrach I. Bare [Bear] & John P. Seahorn [Sehorn] Jefferson Breach of Contract

Swann negotiated a contract with Bare [Bear] for Bare to drive fifty-two head of hogs to the Southern market. Bear "has since absconded to parts unknown." Hogs, weighing 14,200 pounds were to be sold at 3.5 cents per pound. Others involved: L. D. Franklin, George W. Carter, and Samuel Prewitt.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1179 110 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 John Riggins v. Leigh Chrisenhall Montgomery Breach of Contract

Defendant did not build a saw mill as contracted to do so by the Plaintiff.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 260 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 J. B. Stephenson v. W. H. Childress et al. Lawrence Slaves, Ownership of

Additional Defendants: Boker White, W. P. Lick, W.C. Stephenson, and William Davis. Case involved an ownership dispute over a slave named "Dolly."

 Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 259 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 Samuel Talley v. Samuel S. Buchanan Lincoln Slaves, Ownership of Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 259 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 Tennessee River Manufacturing Co. v. Squire S. Glenn Hamilton Sale of Goods

Glenn had delivered large quantity of pig iron on bank of Little TN to be shipped by steamer Lady of Augusta (a boat from the TN River Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Co.) to Cincinnatti, OH. Another boat, Union, delivered metal to Nashville & Chattanooga RR on TN River to be forward to Cincinnati. Glenn claims there was more than the 34 tons delivered, worth $200-400. Co. charges it delivered all metal received and nothing above what had been accounted for.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1181 32 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 Thomas Kelly v. William McMackin Lawrence Breach of Contract Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 258 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 Thomas McDonald v. R. C. Hill, et al. Overton Deed of Trust

Additional Defendants: Margaret McDonald, John Smith, Jesse Roberts.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 249 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 Valentine Fulps, et al. v. Vincent Meyers Claiborne Breach of Trust

Additional plaintiffs: Johnson Mayse, Pleasant Miller, William Ansley, Levi Gein, Henry Soard, William Lewis. Meyers was tax collector and Fulps, et al. were his bonders. Meyer failed to turn all his collections over to the county.

 East Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 21a 24 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 William H. Yeates v. Robert Wilbourne Smith Land, Sale of Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 257 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 William L. Brown et al.v. James L. Schoolfield et al Hamilton Bills of Exchange

Add. plaintiff: John Johnson. Add. defendants: Joseph Patton, John Tollett, James H. Whiteside, R. B. Brabson, J. H. Hamton, Samuel Ayers, & Philip Hutcheson. J.L. Schoolfield drew the plaintiff a bill of exchange for $2,700, but previously sued for never paying maturity on it, even though it was perceived as an informal agreement.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1180 100 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 William Dennely v. George R. Cannon Hamilton Non-payment of Bank Note

The defendant is indebted to the plaintiff for the non payment of a note under $50.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1180 16 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 Washington Meredith v. Joshua Owens, et al. Overton Slaves, Ownership of

Celia - slave's name. Additional Defendants: William Lee, Eli F. Johns.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 249 34 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 William Murphy & wife Elizabeth Murphy v. Pleasant Murphy, E. D. Murphy, C. Y. Rice, William Kirkpatrick & Nelson McCrary Claiborne Slaves, Ownership of

Incomplete file; decree only. No defendant had filed an answer except Rice, who withdrew his answer, so court granted plaintiffs' complaint, perpetually enjoining defendants from selling negro slave Nancy & restoring her to plaintiffs. Court also ruled that William Going (dec), Elizabeth's dad, had bequeathed the negro girl Malinda to Elizabeth, who had raised Malinda's children (George, Nancy, Charles, Brown, Mary & James), & that plaintiffs should therefore have title to said children.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1182 4 Order A Copy