Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1888 C. L. Carpenter& A. N. Brown v. Elva Bowers Knox Land and Title Dispute

Case incomplete; brief only.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 103 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1888 Carlin Rice v. John T. Baker Davidson Land and Title Dispute

Plaintiff filed to clear his title to land with a mill on it from the attempt of the defendant to void the title.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 748 202 Order A Copy
View Entry 1888 Ford & Lemaster v. W. P. Wilson Shelby Land, Contract Dispute

Ford & Lemaster is a real estate firm whose principals are J. N. Ford and N. F. Lemaster.

 West Range: 83 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 426 110 Order A Copy
View Entry 1888 Gilchrist & Martin v. William Clarke Shelby Land and Title Dispute

Gilchrist & Martin Memphis real estate dealers, "brokers and general collecting agents". Disputed property is a lot on Alabama Street.

 West Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 161 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1888 James Woolsey v. James B. Rogers, et al. Greene Land and Title Dispute

James Woolsey sued the defendant and his wife S. E. Rogers for forcible and unlawful entry onto land he claimed was his.

 East Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1850 60 Order A Copy
View Entry 1888 John L Soward v. J. L. Dorris et al Robertson Land and Title Dispute

2 folders. Add. defendants: Calvin Pitt, Robert Randolph, & Charles Howard. Argument over a tract of land that was not accurately described in a deed.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 755 561 Order A Copy
View Entry 1888 John B. Simpson, et al v. David Slonaker, et al Washington Land and Title Dispute

Add plaintiffs: Ellen Simpson, Letilia Henley, Geo. W. Simpson, Seraphina Booker, J. R. Simpson next friend, I. E. Reeves, etc. Add defendant: Melvina Mitchell. The plaintiffs are heirs of Adaline Simpson, dec. who was the owner of a 200 tract of land in Wash. Co. The plaintiffs allege that a new survey by the defendants has challenged the traditional property lines. Exhibit is a hand dawn map.

 East Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1832 969 Order A Copy
View Entry 1888 Joseph Frank et al.v. John W. Patterson et al Humphreys Land and Title Dispute

Add. plaintiffs: T.W. Harris, O.A. Nixon, August Richard, & J.H.M. Ador. Add. defendants: Stephen Hardlin, J.P.Y. Whitfield, G.B. Wilson, Henry Trich, & George K. Hosford. Plaintiffs claim that Patterson has no claim to a tract of land he resided on and argue that a contract they entered entitles them to compensation for what the sale of the land would total.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 752 136 Order A Copy
View Entry 1888 Mayor & city council of Nashville v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. Davidson Land and Title Dispute

Dispute over ownership and right of way on a tract of land in East Nashville referred to as the "Edgefield Dump." Mention of John Shelby is made in the case as the land was originally conveyed by John Shelby's trustee to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 750 113 Order A Copy
View Entry 1888 Samuel J. Watkins et al.v. The Mayor & City Council of Nashville Davidson Land, Contract Dispute

Additional plaintiffs listed in file. Exhibit materials are multiple photographs of property/ies and maps. S.J. Watkins (dec.) appointed Isaac Litton as executor to follow out his will that stated 10 acres of his property was to be deeded to the city for use as a public park. After his death, the city had failed to comply with several stipulations laid out in the contract and deed, including not introducing water or having a fountain and maintaining the grounds and fence enclosing the property.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 757 188 Order A Copy
View Entry 1888 Smith & Johnson v. S. W. McClellan DeKalb Land and Title Dispute

Plaintiff's company is comprised of B. F. C. Smith and W. F. Johnson, who are partners under the same firm name. Issue of a tract of land conveyed to the plaintiffs by one John Merith in 1853. The plaintiffs have held the land in their name since that time. The defendant is acting as administrator for the heirs of Jeremiah Cuggin (dec'd) who claim they hold the rights to the same land.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 818 77 Order A Copy