Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry 1912 A. H. Kortrecht, admr. of Henry Williams, dec. v. the Continental Casualty Company Shelby Insurance Disputes

Henry Williams was accidentally killed in Obion, TN, 15 March 1907. Insurance failed to pay indemnity to his mother, Martha Williams.

 West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1083 110 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Dave Albritton, et al. v. German Fire Insurance Company Shelby Insurance Disputes

Plaintiff: Ned Crenshaw. Case is an effort to collect $1,000 on an insurance policy on the West Tennessee Academy, which was destroyed by fire. Plaintiffs own the property on which the school sat; defendant company says the policy was made out and signed in the name of the school, not of individuals, and will not pay.

 West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1081 70 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Ed Turner v. McConnell Furniture Co. Shelby Contract Dispute and Damages

This is the plaintiff's brief for the Court of Civil Appeals in Jackson. There are no other case files.

 West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1073 5 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 International Conservatory of Music v. D. P. Ozment Dyer Contract Dispute and Damages

Cause of action: contract for music instruction

 West Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1287 97 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 J. C. Tate, et al. v. Martha F. Tate, et al. Madison Estate Dispute

Estate of Mary H. Hillsman. Additional plaintiffs: Martha H. (Hillsman) Tate. Additional defendants: Delia T. Tate, Bank of Commerce & Trust Co. as guardian of Jennie and Mary Thomas Clark, D. K. Grace and wife Helen Clark Grace, William Byrne and wife Lucille Clark Byrne, Nona Clark, and Marie Clark. This case was bound to another case (Whig Printing and Publishing Company v. Duplex Printing Press Company) in the same box. There is no apparent relation between the cases.

 West Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1272 199 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 John L. Westbrooks, et al. v. William Starbuck Perry Land and Title Dispute

Case in three folders. Other plaintiffs: L. J. Westbrooks; Alma Wade; Wilma Wade; Kunkel Wade; J. D. Southerland.

 West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1082 548 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 McMath & Johnson v. W. C. White Shelby Contract Dispute and Damages

Cause of action: contract dispute where the plaintiff is sued the defendant for enforcement of the agreed upon contract.

 West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1073 77 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Mrs. Mary Sowell v. A. T. Marrs Gibson Rent Dispute

Marrs owes Sowell $125.25 for rent on the land of plaintiff

 West Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1299 48 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 R. T. Ronaldson et al. v. N. P. Allison Shelby Land, Contract Dispute

Other plaintiff: Margaret Ronaldson. The case concerns what seems to be a misunderstanding about a sale of property - Ronaldson believes he bought the property; Allison said someone else owned the property and Ronaldson had merely purchased a trust deed.

 West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1073 21 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 William P. Bates, et al. v. Will L. Terry, et al. Shelby Estate Dispute

Other plaintiffs: William C. Bates; Percy Bates; Randolph Bates; Joe Bates; Lucy Bates; Lucy Bates Marston; J. G. Marston; Mattie Bates; Dozie Bates; Claire Bates; Maud Bates Armstrong; Charlie W. Armstrong; Berta Bates Hurst; W. A. Hurst. Other defendants: Kathleen Zempter. Both defendants were admr. of Della Davis Connelly, dec.

 West Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1079 103 Order A Copy
View Entry 1912 Walter Hines v. State Lincoln Land and Title Dispute

Opinion only. 60 years before, William Crawford had set aside 1 acre of his farm as a family cemetery where he was buried. His descendants also used it as a burial ground and were buried there too. The question in the opinion was whether the prosecutor and other descendants of Crawford had a right of easement of burial in the cemetery and for purposes of visiting and repairing the graves. Judge believed they had these rights and did not injure the owner of the farm.

 East Range: 10 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1320 3 Order A Copy