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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 |
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| View Entry | 1863 | John Den, lessee of State of Tennessee v. Thomas Henderson & Thomas Calloway | Monroe | Land and Title Dispute |
Dispute re Hiwassee District land held by school comm'rs; legislature ordered it sold; held by John Lowry as agent of Toqua Will, school comm'rs, then Henderson for Andrew Miller's heirs. Original Defs: Rob't Stapp, Wm F Brown, Jn Beaty, Solomon Aiken. T. Hartley Crawford (Comm'r of Indian Affairs): Andrew Miller was mbr of Cherokee nation. This case relates to his heirs' claim to reservation of land under Cherokee treaties. Also Cherokees: George Hicks, James Chisolen. See related case in ET Box 1164. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1203 | 20 | Order A Copy |