Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1812 A. L. Campbell v. John Seahorn Jefferson Land and Title Dispute East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 49 19 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 Arthur Crozier v. George Baumgartner Anderson Debt East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 14 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 Allen Groves & Polly his wife, Zilpha Uzzell, Ann Uzzell, & Bennett Uzzell, by their next friend Allen Groves v. Isham Uzzell Sumner Estate Dispute/ Settlement

Pls inherited their grandfather, Wm. McKenne's enslaved bondsmen named in his will: Rachel, Ben, Phyllis, Benah. Their enslaved children: Hannah Riddick, Alick, Cass, Ben, Loose, Philis, Willis. Defendants took possession of said slaves & moved them from Tennessee before the estate was settled. Names misspelled as Uzzle. See additional docs in multiple folders in MT box 2a.

 East Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 11a 47 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 Benoni Perruman, lessee v. James Cattison Roane Ejectment East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 13 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 D. Browder v. William T. Lewis Roane Land and Title Dispute

Plaintiff entered into covenant to prevent defendant from obtaining land under a land grant.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 49 27 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 David Stuart v. John Hall Grainger Unknown

Opinion only. Cause of Action: Unknown.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 5 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 George Skillern v. James Lyon Bledsoe Debt East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 49 6 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 Henry Cook v. Thomas Shute Williamson Contract Dispute and Damages

Case was filed to settle a dispute over the sale of land obtained through a military land grant. Small drawings of the land and surveys included.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 3 28 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 Hugh Dunlap v. David McClellan, lessee Roane Trespass and Damages East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 80 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 Henry Cook v. Andrew Roundtree Williamson Debt Settlement

Debt includes loans and purchases of various items, including a slave named Toby.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 610 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 Jacob Fanning v. William Robertson Jackson Debt Dispute Middle Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 81 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 Joseph McCulloch v. Thomas Dillon Jefferson Injunction

Injunction to stay proceedings on a judgment for debt.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 49 29 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 James Miller v. John McNeil Knox Slaves, Selling of

Cause of Action: Seeking an injunction. Debt for purchase of a slave named Henry.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 49 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 John Winton v. James Rogers Roane Ejectment

Case also involves charges of damages.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 52 25 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 John Brown v. Woody Lacky Roane Slaves, Ownership of East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 54 22 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 John Foster, for the use of William Murray v. Michael Taylor Bledsoe Debt East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 8 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 Joseph Greer v. Robert Miller Knox Trespass and Damages East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 10 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 John Windows, lessee v. James R. Rogers Roane Ejectment East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 14 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 James R. Rodgers v. Edmund Waller & Hugh Beaty Rhea Unknown

Bill of Costs only. Court of Origin: Unknown. Date: Unknown. County: Unknown.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 78 11 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 Jesse Farnkinton v. Samuel Goodwin exe. of Absalom Tatum dec. Williamson Estate Dispute

Additional Defendants: John Hogg, Callett Campbell, Dunean Camron Additional plaintiff?: Abraham Murray

 Middle Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 610 55 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 John Smith v. Nicholas Wilson Davidson Trespass and Damages

The case involves cases in the Louisiana and Missouri Territories.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 359 128 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 John Williams et al. v. Hugh Dunlap Bledsoe Trespass and Damages

Additional Plaintiffs: James Edington, David Haley, Robert Haley. Additional Defendants: Thomas Johnson, Samuel Gillespie, Adam Carson, Hezekiah Johnson. Cause of Action: Removing earth and minerals from plaintiffs' land to their damage. Land and Titile Dispute.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 79 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 Nicholas Kearns v. Hannah Kearns, John Kearns et al. Grainger Land and Title Dispute

Additional Defendants: Nicholas Kearns, Polly Kearns, Amy Kearns,

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 19 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 Person Davis & Samuel Persons, admrs. of Joseph Persons, dec. v. Henry Stephens & Margaret Wilson Cocke Wills, Construction of

Dispute involves debt, slaves, and land.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 54 81 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 Quinn Morton v. James Underwood Anderson Covenant Broken East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 31 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 Reuben Baley v. Andrew Kennedy et al. Washington Debt

Additional Defendants: George Ewing, Robert McTeer, Canan Caldwell and John Gambles. Case transferred to Blount County. Cause of Action: Debt for purchase of land.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 67 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 Samuel Walker v. John Vent Roane Land and Title Dispute East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 54 19 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 The Heirs of John Lawry v. David White Blount Wills, Contested

Additional Defendants: Robert Lawry, David Lawry, James Lawry, and William Lawry. Dispute involves a tract of land.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 52 30 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 Thomas Kelly v. The Heirs of John Ramsey, dec. Rhea Wills, Contested

Additional Defendants: William Ramsey, James Ramsey, John Ramsey, Andrew Ramsey, Samuel Ramsey, John Trotter, Sarah Trotter, David Ramsey, and Margaret Ramsey.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 52 18 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 Thomas Kain v. Thomas Butler& Thomas Dillan Knox Debt Dispute East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 54 43 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 William Betts v. Timothy Demonbreun Davidson Contract Dispute and Damages

Demonbreun leased William Bett's tavern in Nashville. Betts agreed to build Demonbreun a new kitchen for the tavern if Demonbreun leased for ten years. Betts failed to build the new kitchen even though the cost was estimated at $100. Demonbreun estimated his loss at $100 a year for not having a bigger kitchen. The suit sought to settle the dispute.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1a 33 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 Willie Blount, lessee of John Den v. Jacob Slukesberry, et al Anderson Breaking and Entering

Additional Defendants: Alexander Williams, David Redenhour, and Richard Medlin. Case also involves a charge of ejectment.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 54 17 Order A Copy
View Entry 1812 William D. Neilson v. Thomas C. Clark Roane Mortgage Dispute

Concerns the sale/mortgage of two slaves - Jack and Prudence.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 19 Order A Copy