Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1818 Bout County Court v. Berry & Montgomery et al. Blount Taxation Disputes

Additional Defendants: Lowry & Henderson, McGhee & Brothers, James and J. Wilson, McCrosky, Berry & Co., Black and Coldwell, Mathew Wallace.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 61 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1818 Charles Moran et al. v. James G. Hicks et al. Davidson Debt Dispute

Additional Complainant: Turner Davis. Additional Defendant: I. Metcalfe. Moran was an apprentice to Hicks in the cabinet making trade, and this cause concerns debt of $100 by note accrued by the Complainant during his apprenticeship.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 176 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1818 Elisha Partin et al.v. Hardy Hightower et al. Davidson Estate Dispute

Additional plaintiffs: John Partin, Richmond Partin, Sally Partin, George Twitty, Ginger Twitter. Additional defendants: Richard Hightower, Oldham Hightower, Sarah Hightower, Alfred Hightower, Delia Hightower

 Middle Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 369 58 Order A Copy
View Entry 1818 George Goodwin v. Thomas Loftin Davidson Estate Dispute Middle Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 332 27 Order A Copy
View Entry 1818 Hugh McNeely v. Polly, Josiah, Elizabeth, Arthur, Nancy, Jane, & William Maddox, et al. Warren Land and Title Dispute

Suit involves the initial ownership of North Carolina Land Grant #1749 and the sale of parts of it later. Suit was filed to clarify the tract's boundaries & ownership. Land grant #1749. Case includes small hand drawn plat map.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 4a 66 Order A Copy
View Entry 1818 Joseph Hamilton v. Thomas& Jane Bradley Wilson Land and Title Dispute

Covenant Broken? Rights to 640 acres of land is an issue here. Folder contains the original land grant of 1811 to Margaret Barton for the military service of Arthur McRory. Folder contains many other papers as well. Jane Bradley is Thomas' daughter. Samuel Barton, and John Boyd Jr.(?) are involved. John Overton is mentioned. Contains case of "John Boyd Jr.(?) v. Samuel Barton"--1799.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 176 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1818 Jacob Robinson v. Ezekial England White Estate Dispute Middle Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 332 8 Order A Copy
View Entry 1818 John Woolridge et al. v. John & Sally Nichols Davidson Land and Title Dispute

Additional Plaintiffs: Ephraim H. Foster, Josiah Woolridge, James Dupree, Susan Ingram, and Alfred Nichols. The plaintiffs were entitled to an undivided interest in land left to them by John Nichols, according to his will. However, John & Sally attempted to claim a division of the land.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 4a 8 Order A Copy
View Entry 1818 Jacob Welker v. Hugh Dunlop Roane Land and Title Dispute East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 58 60 Order A Copy
View Entry 1818 Love v. Rainey Rhea Estate Dispute East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 58 81 Order A Copy
View Entry 1818 Nathaniel Cowan v. David Campbell et al. Knox Land and Title Dispute

Additional Defendants: Jean Campbell, William M. Cowan, Polly Cowan.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 58 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1818 Rebecca Tipton v. James Davis & Benjamin Tipton Blount Land and Title Dispute East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 58 20 Order A Copy
View Entry 1818 Robert McCrory v. Thomas McCrory, admr. of R. McCrory Davidson Estate Dispute/ Settlement

Case partially concerns a purchase of slaves in North Carolina in 1794. The case file also mentions that R. McCrory was "killed by the Indians."

 Middle Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 176 56 Order A Copy
View Entry 1818 Tobias Murdock v. Sampson Williams White Land and Title Dispute

Defendant allegedly failed to give title to 345 acres of land to the Plaintiff after a completed sale.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 212A 0 Order A Copy