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 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 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 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 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