Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1879 J. R. Savage and William Collins, in error v. William Austin Davidson Land and Title Dispute

This is a dispute over the rightful ownership of a tract of land. Austin took possesion of the land and the court issued judgement in his favor prior to the appeal.

 Middle Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1108 112 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 LaGrange Iron Works v. G. W. Bells Heirs Stewart Land and Title Dispute

Plaintiff is sues defendants to recover a 500 acre tract of land in the newly formed Houston Co (portion formerly in Stewart Co.) Plaintiff claims tract under a grant from the State of TN to Thomas D. Mackbee for 5000 acres dated 1838. Defendant claims land under TN grant to G.W. Bell and Henry Lockhart for 5000 acres in 1857. Both parties admit both grants cover the land in question. Bells heirs include: Benjamin Bell, Joseph Bell, Johnson Bell, Franklin Bell and Luella Bell.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 789 84 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 Nancy Hardin et al.v. Turner B. Watson et al Lincoln Land and Title Dispute

Additional plaintiffs: Nathan P. Hardin, Polly Caldwell, Lewis Mills & his wife Margaret & John Caldwell.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 626 225 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 Robert Smith v. T. J. Lee DeKalb Land and Title Dispute Middle Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 62 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 W. H. Toler v. D. Marr Montgomery Land and Title Dispute

Sallie H. Toler is deceased and plaintiff is her executor

 Middle Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 38 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 Welcher Sladen & Wife & George H. Bird & Wife V. John Stokely, et al Cocke Land and Title Dispute

Records pertaining to the case were destroyed in Cocke Co. courthouse fire. Nature of case unclear. Frances J. Carter bought the disputed land from Joseph Frances & his wife, Elizabeth (King) Frances. J. Frances executed a title bond. Land originally belonged to Elizabeth's father, James King. While a feme covert, Elizabeth refused to execute a deed to the land after the title bond was executed. She left ca. 1833. Female plntffs. were her only children & the male plntffs. were their husbands.

 East Range: 19 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1692 8 Order A Copy