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Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1816 | Bartholomew Conyers v. James Lillard, William Campbell,& John Lillard | Knox | Land and Title Dispute |
Conyers sued for the title to a tract of 46.5 acres that he had bought from Lillard for $449. Case started in 1807. |
East | Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1250 | 58 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1816 | Daniel Morris v. John Deloach | Franklin | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 176 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1816 | Hugh Dunlap v. Samuel Martin, James Trimble & William Brown | Roane | Land and Title Dispute | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 55 | 41 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1816 | John Montgomery v. James Berry& Joseph Walker's heirs | Blount | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Cause of Action: Debt. Land was sold as execution on debt. Additional Defendants: Bobby Berry, Walker Berry, Theresa Berry, William Walker, Polly Walker, Isaac Anderson, Jane Anderson, B. Anderson, Paysy Anderson, William Anderson, George Walker, William Lyle, James Buchanan and Jane Buchanan. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 57 | 26 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1816 | John Montgomery v. John McAllister | Washington | Land and Title Dispute | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 53 | 8 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1816 | Samuel Reed v. John Ragan et al. | Blount | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Elizabeth Reed. Additional Defendants: James Taylor. Plaintiff's name also spelled "Reid." |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 57 | 24 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1816 | Thomas Hopkins v. Constance Quarles | Lincoln | Land and Title Dispute |
Land issue on 307 acres in Bedford Co. Constance owes Hopkins $260? She had bought 10 acres of it and was living there? |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 176 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1816 | William Brown v. Elizabeth Evans & William Roper | Knox | Land and Title Dispute | East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 55 | 39 | Order A Copy |