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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 | 1860 | Edward Shegog v. William Miles, Daniel Adams& Company | Hickman | Debt Dispute |
Additional Plaintiff: Douglass West. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 297 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1860 | G. R. Biffle, et al. v. J. J. Biffle, admr. Of Ursula Biffle | Hickman | Debt Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: John J Mays and John Mays. Case also involves a contested will. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 297 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1854 | Hickman County v. Perry County | Hickman | Land and Title Dispute |
The two counties are fighting for jurisdiction of a fraction of land. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 269 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | John Nix, Jr. v. W. B. Russell & S. H. Williams | Hickman | Contract Dispute and Damages |
J. G. Briggs was an agent of W. B. Russell in 1873, engaged in the business of buying peanuts. He made a purchase from John Nix, Jr. to be delivered to Nashville. The parties signed a contract for this agreement. John Nix, Sr. was also engaged in the selling of peanuts. The buyers failed uphold their part of the bargain suing to enforce the contract. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 9 | 22 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1855 | J. J. Mays v. D. J. Easley | Hickman | Debt Dispute | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 279 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1837 | Joseph Weems v. William Newcomb | Hickman | Debt Dispute |
File also contains a contested will. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 289 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1854 | William Gravitt v. Thomas J. Whitefield et al. | Hickman | Debt Dispute |
Additional Defendant is Amos Christian Gravitt sold his interest in a partnership with Whitefield to Christian. He feels he is still owed some money |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 246 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1870 | William Walker v. Nathaniel Young, et al. | Hickman | Deed Dispute | Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 10 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1860 | William Miles, Daniel Adams,& Co. v. A. M. Keller & Co. | Hickman | Debt Dispute |
Additional Plaintiff: Douglass West. Additional Defendants: William Easley and Edward Shegog. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 297 | 0 | Order A Copy |