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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 | 1911 | Emma Boone, et al. v. Green Smith, et al. | Henry | Estate Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: J. T. Boone, husband. Boone also spelled Boon. Additional defendants: James Carter. Martha Ann Ray, deceased. |
West | Range: 80 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1188 | 99 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1911 | Fred A. Barrasso v. Tennessee Brewing Company | Shelby | Lease Dispute | West | Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1084 | 233 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1911 | F. R. Allen v. German Fire Insurance Co. | Hardin | Insurance Disputes | West | Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1115 | 44 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1911 | G. D. & Hester Bibb v. J. D. Younger, et al. | Lauderdale | Debt Dispute |
Assignment of Errors document. |
West | Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1253 | 20 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1911 | Lizzie Harris, by next friend H. P. Harris v. Sharpe & Wherry Furniture Co. | Davidson | Debt Dispute |
Plaintiff seeks to collect money paid to Defendant after Def. repossessed furniture bought by Plaintiff. Plaintiff claims initial contract for furniture was signed when she was a minor, making it void. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 493 | 78 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1911 | Leonard Smith v. J. M. Stewart | Shelby | Debt Dispute |
Case is to determine who is responsible for a bale of cotton left at a ginner after it was stolen from a platform at the ginner's. Files include two briefs. |
West | Range: 81 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 965 | 22 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1911 | R. H. Anderson v. John T. Gray, et. al. | Haywood | Estate Dispute |
Additional defendants: Mamie O. Gray, Sallie O. Gray, John T. Gray, Jr., William Battle Gray and Alexander Gray, both listed as minors. Dispute is over the estate of Maggie M. Anderson, who died December, 1910. Case has had previous water damage. Some pages were partially stuck together and some ink has run through and stained other pages. |
West | Range: 80 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1278 | 105 | Order A Copy |