Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1889 C. N. Borman v. Solomon Crabtree & Jacob Crabtree Overton Unlawful Entry

Plaintiff accuses the defendants of entering onto his land and detaining it from him. The land in question is 3 acres bounded by the North, South and East by plaintiff’s property and by the west by defendant’s property.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 784 11 Order A Copy
View Entry 1856 Edmond Fitzpatrick v. William Smith, Calvin M. Smith, & Carter Lawson Hawkins Unlawful Entry

Fitzpatrick sued against def'ts for forcible and unlawful entry onto a tract of land. Judgment favored the plaintiff to be restored to the possession of the land. Defendants appeal.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1173 39 Order A Copy
View Entry 1873 Hail B. Thomason v. Joseph White, William White & Jacob White Greene Unlawful Entry

Thomason sued the Whites for unlawful entry and detainer of a tract of 6 acres. Court ruled in favor of defendants. Thomason appealed.

 East Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1230 24 Order A Copy
View Entry 1888 Joseph Perkins v. T. H. Smith Carter Unlawful Entry

Dispute regarding who legally has possession of tract of land in the second civil district of Carter County.

 East Range: 19 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1875 32 Order A Copy
View Entry 1888 James B. Crockett v. Edward Nichols Fentress Unlawful Entry

The plaintiff sued the defendants Nichols and B. R. Stockton (?), as agent of Joseph Stockton (?), for unlawful entry and possession of a 5,000 acre tract of land in the County, to which the plaintiff claimed ownership.

 East Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1855 18 Order A Copy
View Entry 1870 John D. Riley v. Benjamin S. Russell Hawkins Unlawful Entry

Case listed in: "Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Tennessee, for the Eastern Division, for the year 1870," Volume 1, p. 294-299. Russell suing Riley for unlawful and forcible entry and detainer and being wrongfully dispossessed of a tract of land. Russell wants to recover possession of land and writ of possession or restitution issued. Riley appealed.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 92 31 Order A Copy
View Entry 1884 James H. Smith, et al. v. Joseph Perkins, et al. Carter Unlawful Entry

Additional Defendant: Jacob Perkins. The heirs of H. C. Smith, deceased, brought suit of unlawful entry and detainer against defendants. Brief only.

 East Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 726 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1918 J. D. Gibbs v. W. E. Fullerton Weakley Unlawful Entry

Plaintiff filed the bill against the defendant for forcible and unlawful entry and detainer into his property. sued for the restoration of the plaintiff's rights to and possession of the land and restitution for the cost of the suit.

 West Range: 79 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1559 80 Order A Copy
View Entry 1887 Mary Craig v. Austin Harris Lauderdale Unlawful Entry

Actual charge is forcible unlawful entry and detainer, to be concluded by the return of a tract of land to the plaintiff. File includes several pages of legal briefs.

 West Range: 83 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 396 48 Order A Copy
View Entry 1882 W. Morris v. Jason Pickelsimer Monroe Unlawful Entry

Morris complained of forcible and unlawful entry onto his land by Pickelsimer. Pickelsimer was renting land from W. A. Hoskins, the president of Tellico Manufacturing Co. He was renting the land for one bushel of corn per year. Pickelsimer's contract was found to be legitimate

 East Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1051 40 Order A Copy
View Entry 1892 W. M. Snyder v. C. C. Dodge Rhea Unlawful Entry

The plaintiff charged that the defendant did unlawfully enter and detain a lot of land. Plaintiff was seeking the land back.

 East Range: 19 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1729 25 Order A Copy
View Entry 1861 Zachariah Sutton v. Heirs of John Keck dec. Claiborne Unlawful Entry

Plaintiff in error is accused by the defendant of unlawfully withholding land that is the property of the defendant. Case file contains a small, hand-drawn, color-coded map of the property in dispute.

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1205 21 Order A Copy