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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 | 1902 | E. W. Gibbons v. J. H. Smith | Obion | Debt Dispute | West | Range: 81 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 824 | 61 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1875 | G. O. Harris v. G. T. Taylor, et al. | Obion | Debt Dispute |
Additional defendant - John Taylor |
West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 29 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1918 | Howell Hicks & W. W. Hamlin v. R. B. Marshall | Obion | Debt Dispute |
Defendant is indebted to the plaintiffs in the sum of $80 for the unlawful conversion of one cow and a calf, the property of the plaintiffs that the defendant appropriated to his own use. |
West | Range: 79 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1581 | 62 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1873 | Joshua Gardner, et. al. v. R. W. Hughlett, et. al. | Obion | Land and Title Dispute |
William McGambill, Hilary P. Baldridge, Jason Sheffield, C. T. Freeman, John Phelps, Jas. Hill, Geo. M. Reeves, Marthau Reeves, Hosea Futrell, Alec Hutchins, A. J. Hazelrig, G. B. Busby, Lucy Chambers, Anderson Chambers, Taylor McKinney |
West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 39 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1919 | J. T. Ransom v. John Henry McLin | Obion | Property Dispute |
Regarding 1000 lbs. of cotton. |
West | Range: 79 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1560 | 25 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | Mayor & Alderman of Union City, TN v. M. Siles, et al. | Obion | Debt Dispute |
Additional defendants - Siles wife (name not given) & A. P. Cutler. |
West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 29 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1906 | O. H. Looney v. S. S. Wiley | Obion | Property Dispute |
Disputed property: No-top buggy and harness |
West | Range: 80 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1042 | 40 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | P. W. Mott, admr. of J. A. McCaall, dec. v. Carrie McCall, et al | Obion | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Additional Defendants: Florence McCall |
West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 37 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | T. J. Flack & Company v. J. D. Jones | Obion | Rent Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 132 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1929 | Tina Cherry v. Lola B. Sturgis, et al. | Obion | Estate Dispute |
Additional defendants: Minnie Lee Edwards, Bettie Donnell, Sammie Anderson. Tina Cherry was executrix of the estate of Sam C. Cherry, her father. Tennie Cherry was Sam's wife at the time of his death. The defendants were listed as married daughters of Sam Cherry. |
West | Range: 77 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1998 | 216 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | W. W. Caruso v. G. T. Taylor, et al. | Obion | Debt Dispute |
Additional defendant - John Taylor. |
West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 29 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1899 | W. H. Anderson, Trustee of James C. Harris, dec. v. Z. C. Fuller | Obion | Estate Dispute |
J. C. (James) Harris was a general merchandise dealer at Reelfoot Lake, TN. Hon. W.H. Swiggart, Judge, 12th Judicial Circuit. |
West | Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 742 | 170 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1908 | W. W. Pierce, et al. v. S. B. Finch, et al. | Obion | Estate Dispute |
Miss L. A. Pierce, deceased. Additional parties unknown. Supreme court case only. |
West | Range: 81 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 940 | 21 | Order A Copy |