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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 | 1875 | Hugh J. Brady v. J. M. White | Warren | Debt Dispute |
Brady executed a note for $384 payable to Lawrence McCown. The note was endorsed by McCown and J W White to the First National Bank. White, the last endorser paid and took up the note and then sued Brady in his own name without striking out his name as endorser or filling up the blank endorsement. Suit was filed to finally, lawfully, settle the debt. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 12 | 52 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | Southern Express Co. v. J.B. Armstrong | Warren | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 76 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1875 | Seth B. Settle v. Mary L. Settle, admr. of Elizabeth Settle, dec., et al. | Warren | Debt Dispute |
The suit against Elizabeth Settle's estate sought $1000, plus interest, for goods and merchandise received from Seth B. Settle, Elizabeth's son. Seth sued his sister who was admr. of the estate, in order to recover debts owed him by their mother. Her will instructed that her debts to Seth be fulfilled before bequests were made, but the sister did not do so. See additional documentation in Box MT 8 and MT 1151. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 6 | 539 | Order A Copy |