Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1872 Isaac Sampson v. George W. L. Marr, Jr. et al.s Dyer Land and Title Dispute

The dispute seems to be over a deed. George W L Marr presumably Sr. died leaving a plot of land and his heirs sued Sampson who alleged that he owned the land through a tax title. said Sampson lost the circuit court case partially because he did not poses the original copy of the deed. Sampson alleged that the land was passed out of the hands of George W L Marr in the fiscal year 1848.

 West Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 16 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1872 Josiah J. Bacon v. John H. Bacon & wife Roane Land, Contract Dispute

The plaintiff is the father of the defendant. The plaintiff assisted the defendant in his purchase of a parcel of land. The plaintiff expected to share ownership of the property but accuses the defendant of attempting to eject him from the property.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1213 8 Order A Copy
View Entry 1872 Paul Picalla v. Jefferson Richardson Shelby Land and Title Dispute West Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 42 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1872 T. D. Zook v. William Smith et al. Knox Land and Title Dispute

Additional Defendants: Unknown. Related documents may be found in ET 1233.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 35 6 Order A Copy
View Entry 1872 William Hawkins v. A. M. Walker et al. Greene Land and Title Dispute

Additional defendants include: G.M. Branner, B.M. Branner, and John Talbot exe. of John R. Branner dec. Plaintiff purchased land originally owned by John R. Branner from the defendants. Plaintiff claims that the land was sold as unencumbered but later found that a portion of the land known as the Mace Tract is owned by the heirs of Henry Mace dec..

 East Range: 10 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1332 78 Order A Copy