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 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 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 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 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 Jacob Fanning v. William Robertson Jackson Debt Dispute Middle Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 81 0 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 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 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 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 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
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