Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1881 Adaline Simpson v. Jesse Bacon, et al. Washington Failure to Return Execution

Brief for plaintiff only. Simpson sued sureties of Mark Bacon formerly sheriff of Washington County to recover of said sureties for failure of said Bacon to pay over monies collected by him to which Simpson was entitled. Simpson gave execution against A.D. Taylor to Bacon for collecting a note, which Bacon failed to do.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1192 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1881 Charles Sanders v. D. S. Lacy Madison Failure to Return Execution West Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 166 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1881 L. Vacaro et al. v. J. A. Anderson, admr. et al. Shelby Failure to Perform Official Duties

Other plaintiffs: John Canepo, dec., & Rosa Canepo. Other defendants: C. F. Vance, F. M. White, & E. E. Clarke. Plaintiffs are sued for the assets of John Canepo, which were taken into the control of Anderson. He is accused of mishandling the funds or of committing fraud and appropriating the funds to his own use.

 West Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 169 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1881 Thomas M. Brandon v. Elbish Crouch, admr. for Jesse H. Crouch, et al. Washington Failure to Pay

The parties were partners in a agricultural business. The plaintiff was never paid interest from their business dealings & sued to recover it from the estate, having sued before Crouch died as well. 2 folders. Related to earlier case named Thomas M. Brandon v. Jesse H. Crouch in same box.

 East Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1249 528 Order A Copy
View Entry 1881 T. M. Brandon, et al. v. Jesse H. Crouch, et al. Washington Failure to Pay East Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 14 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1881 T. M. Smith, et al. v. Nancy Earles Warren Failure to Pay

Additional complainants: T. B. Murray, W. L. Clark, G. W. Clark.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 65 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1881 T. H. Covington et al. v. J. A. Anderson et al. Shelby Failure to Perform Official Duties

Complainants: Thomas H. & Sallie F. Covington; Henrietta Pearl Woodward. Defendants: James A. Anderson, admr. of H. P. Woodward, dec.; Calvin F. Vance; Frank M. White, representing Benjamin D. Anderson, dec. Plaintiffs say Anderson failed to make settlements with the clerk of the county court, as he was required to do, so all the conditions of the will have not been carried out.

 West Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 180 0 Order A Copy