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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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |